What is the Least Common Multiple of 52204 and 52218?

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 52204 and 52218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52204 and 52218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52204,52218) = 2
LCM(52204,52218) = ( 52204 × 52218) / 2
LCM(52204,52218) = 2725988472 / 2
LCM(52204,52218) = 1362994236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52204 and 52218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52204 and 52218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52204 and 52218.

Prime Factorization of 52204

Prime Factorization of 52218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52204 and 52218.

LCM(52204,52218) = 2² × 31¹ × 421¹ × 3³ × 967¹
LCM(52204,52218) = 1362994236