What is the Least Common Multiple of 52040 and 52055?

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 52040 and 52055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52040 and 52055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52040,52055) = 5
LCM(52040,52055) = ( 52040 × 52055) / 5
LCM(52040,52055) = 2708942200 / 5
LCM(52040,52055) = 541788440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52040 and 52055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52040 and 52055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52040 and 52055.

Prime Factorization of 52040

Prime Factorization of 52055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52040 and 52055.

LCM(52040,52055) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1301¹ × 29¹ × 359¹
LCM(52040,52055) = 541788440