What is the Least Common Multiple of 53995 and 54008?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 53995 and 54008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53995 and 54008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53995,54008) = 1
LCM(53995,54008) = ( 53995 × 54008) / 1
LCM(53995,54008) = 2916161960 / 1
LCM(53995,54008) = 2916161960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53995 and 54008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53995 and 54008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53995 and 54008.

Prime Factorization of 53995

Prime Factorization of 54008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53995 and 54008.

LCM(53995,54008) = 5¹ × 10799¹ × 2³ × 43¹ × 157¹
LCM(53995,54008) = 2916161960