What is the Least Common Multiple of 52120 and 52140?

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 52120 and 52140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52120 and 52140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52120,52140) = 20
LCM(52120,52140) = ( 52120 × 52140) / 20
LCM(52120,52140) = 2717536800 / 20
LCM(52120,52140) = 135876840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52120 and 52140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52120 and 52140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52120 and 52140.

Prime Factorization of 52120

Prime Factorization of 52140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52120 and 52140.

LCM(52120,52140) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1303¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 79¹
LCM(52120,52140) = 135876840