What is the Least Common Multiple of 52012 and 52018?

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 52012 and 52018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52012 and 52018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52012,52018) = 2
LCM(52012,52018) = ( 52012 × 52018) / 2
LCM(52012,52018) = 2705560216 / 2
LCM(52012,52018) = 1352780108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52012 and 52018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52012 and 52018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52012 and 52018.

Prime Factorization of 52012

Prime Factorization of 52018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52012 and 52018.

LCM(52012,52018) = 2² × 13003¹ × 31¹ × 839¹
LCM(52012,52018) = 1352780108