What is the Least Common Multiple of 52060 and 52079?

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 52060 and 52079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52060 and 52079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52060,52079) = 19
LCM(52060,52079) = ( 52060 × 52079) / 19
LCM(52060,52079) = 2711232740 / 19
LCM(52060,52079) = 142696460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52060 and 52079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52060 and 52079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52060 and 52079.

Prime Factorization of 52060

Prime Factorization of 52079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52060 and 52079.

LCM(52060,52079) = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 137¹ × 2741¹
LCM(52060,52079) = 142696460