What is the Least Common Multiple of 52196 and 52204?

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 52196 and 52204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52196 and 52204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52196,52204) = 4
LCM(52196,52204) = ( 52196 × 52204) / 4
LCM(52196,52204) = 2724839984 / 4
LCM(52196,52204) = 681209996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52196 and 52204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52196 and 52204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52196 and 52204.

Prime Factorization of 52196

Prime Factorization of 52204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52196 and 52204.

LCM(52196,52204) = 2² × 13049¹ × 31¹ × 421¹
LCM(52196,52204) = 681209996