What is the Least Common Multiple of 52156 and 52162?

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 52156 and 52162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52156 and 52162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52156,52162) = 2
LCM(52156,52162) = ( 52156 × 52162) / 2
LCM(52156,52162) = 2720561272 / 2
LCM(52156,52162) = 1360280636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52156 and 52162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52156 and 52162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52156 and 52162.

Prime Factorization of 52156

Prime Factorization of 52162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52156 and 52162.

LCM(52156,52162) = 2² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 11¹ × 2371¹
LCM(52156,52162) = 1360280636