What is the Least Common Multiple of 52018 and 52034?

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 52018 and 52034 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52018 and 52034, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52018,52034) = 2
LCM(52018,52034) = ( 52018 × 52034) / 2
LCM(52018,52034) = 2706704612 / 2
LCM(52018,52034) = 1353352306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52018 and 52034 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52018 and 52034. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52018 and 52034.

Prime Factorization of 52018

Prime Factorization of 52034

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52018 and 52034.

LCM(52018,52034) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 839¹ × 26017¹
LCM(52018,52034) = 1353352306