What is the Least Common Multiple of 52252 and 52261?

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 52252 and 52261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52252 and 52261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52252,52261) = 1
LCM(52252,52261) = ( 52252 × 52261) / 1
LCM(52252,52261) = 2730741772 / 1
LCM(52252,52261) = 2730741772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52252 and 52261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52252 and 52261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52252 and 52261.

Prime Factorization of 52252

Prime Factorization of 52261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52252 and 52261.

LCM(52252,52261) = 2² × 13063¹ × 11¹ × 4751¹
LCM(52252,52261) = 2730741772