What is the Least Common Multiple of 52178 and 52184?

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 52178 and 52184 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52178 and 52184, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52178,52184) = 2
LCM(52178,52184) = ( 52178 × 52184) / 2
LCM(52178,52184) = 2722856752 / 2
LCM(52178,52184) = 1361428376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52178 and 52184 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52178 and 52184. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52178 and 52184.

Prime Factorization of 52178

Prime Factorization of 52184

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52178 and 52184.

LCM(52178,52184) = 2³ × 7¹ × 3727¹ × 11¹ × 593¹
LCM(52178,52184) = 1361428376