What is the Least Common Multiple of 52218 and 52231?

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 52218 and 52231 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52218 and 52231, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52218,52231) = 1
LCM(52218,52231) = ( 52218 × 52231) / 1
LCM(52218,52231) = 2727398358 / 1
LCM(52218,52231) = 2727398358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52218 and 52231 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52218 and 52231. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52218 and 52231.

Prime Factorization of 52218

Prime Factorization of 52231

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52218 and 52231.

LCM(52218,52231) = 2¹ × 3³ × 967¹ × 19¹ × 2749¹
LCM(52218,52231) = 2727398358