What is the Least Common Multiple of 52056 and 52068?

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 52056 and 52068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52056 and 52068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52056,52068) = 12
LCM(52056,52068) = ( 52056 × 52068) / 12
LCM(52056,52068) = 2710451808 / 12
LCM(52056,52068) = 225870984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52056 and 52068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52056 and 52068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52056 and 52068.

Prime Factorization of 52056

Prime Factorization of 52068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52056 and 52068.

LCM(52056,52068) = 2³ × 3³ × 241¹ × 4339¹
LCM(52056,52068) = 225870984