What is the Least Common Multiple of 1036 and 1053?

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 1036 and 1053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1036 and 1053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1036,1053) = 1
LCM(1036,1053) = ( 1036 × 1053) / 1
LCM(1036,1053) = 1090908 / 1
LCM(1036,1053) = 1090908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1036 and 1053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1036 and 1053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1036 and 1053.

Prime Factorization of 1036

Prime Factorization of 1053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1036 and 1053.

LCM(1036,1053) = 2² × 7¹ × 37¹ × 3⁴ × 13¹
LCM(1036,1053) = 1090908