What is the Least Common Multiple of 52078 and 52086?

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 52078 and 52086 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52078 and 52086, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52078,52086) = 2
LCM(52078,52086) = ( 52078 × 52086) / 2
LCM(52078,52086) = 2712534708 / 2
LCM(52078,52086) = 1356267354

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52078 and 52086 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52078 and 52086. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52078 and 52086.

Prime Factorization of 52078

Prime Factorization of 52086

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52078 and 52086.

LCM(52078,52086) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2003¹ × 3¹ × 8681¹
LCM(52078,52086) = 1356267354