What is the least common multiple of 53 and 2? (LCM of 53 and 2)?

What is the Least Common Multiple of 53 and 2?

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53 and 2 is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 53 and 2.

Here we will show you two different ways to figure out the Least Common Multiple of 53 and 2.

Our favorite way is to find the prime factors of each number and then merge them together to get the answer.

The prime factor(s) of 53 are:
1 x 53

The prime factor(s) of 2 are:
1 x 2

Merging them together using the least amount of factors, you get:

2 x 53

Then you can multiply those numbers together to get the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53 and 2 as follows:

106

To find the Least Common Multiple of 53 and 2, you can also make a list of multiples of 53 and a list of multiples of 2.

Multiples of 53 would be 53, 106, 159, 212 and so on.

Multiples of 2 would be 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on.

Now, compare the two lists to find the smallest number the two lists have in common, which is the Least Common Multiple of 53 and 2. You will once again see that the answer will be:

106

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We used used the following sources to solve the problem on this page:

Prime Factorization of 53

Prime Factorization of 2

Multiples of 53

Multiples of 2