What is the Least Common Multiple of 52000 and 52011?

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 52000 and 52011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52000 and 52011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52000,52011) = 1
LCM(52000,52011) = ( 52000 × 52011) / 1
LCM(52000,52011) = 2704572000 / 1
LCM(52000,52011) = 2704572000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52000 and 52011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52000 and 52011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52000 and 52011.

Prime Factorization of 52000

Prime Factorization of 52011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52000 and 52011.

LCM(52000,52011) = 2⁵ × 5³ × 13¹ × 3² × 5779¹
LCM(52000,52011) = 2704572000