What is the Least Common Multiple of 52208 and 52220?

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 52208 and 52220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52208 and 52220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52208,52220) = 4
LCM(52208,52220) = ( 52208 × 52220) / 4
LCM(52208,52220) = 2726301760 / 4
LCM(52208,52220) = 681575440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52208 and 52220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52208 and 52220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52208 and 52220.

Prime Factorization of 52208

Prime Factorization of 52220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52208 and 52220.

LCM(52208,52220) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 251¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 373¹
LCM(52208,52220) = 681575440