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What is the Least Common Multiple of 4252 and 4268?

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 (LCM) of 4252 and 4268 is 4536884.

LCM(4252,4268) = 4536884

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Least Common Multiple of 4252 and 4268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4252 and 4268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4252,4268) = 4
LCM(4252,4268) = ( 4252 × 4268) / 4
LCM(4252,4268) = 18147536 / 4
LCM(4252,4268) = 4536884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4252 and 4268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4252 and 4268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4252 and 4268.

Prime Factorization of 4252

Prime factors of 4252 are 2, 1063. Prime factorization of 4252 in exponential form is:

4252 = 22 × 10631

Prime Factorization of 4268

Prime factors of 4268 are 2, 11, 97. Prime factorization of 4268 in exponential form is:

4268 = 22 × 111 × 971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4252 and 4268.

LCM(4252,4268) = 22 × 10631 × 111 × 971
LCM(4252,4268) = 4536884