What is the Least Common Multiple of 52266 and 52274?

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 52266 and 52274 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52266 and 52274, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52266,52274) = 2
LCM(52266,52274) = ( 52266 × 52274) / 2
LCM(52266,52274) = 2732152884 / 2
LCM(52266,52274) = 1366076442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52266 and 52274 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52266 and 52274. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52266 and 52274.

Prime Factorization of 52266

Prime Factorization of 52274

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52266 and 52274.

LCM(52266,52274) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 281¹ × 59¹ × 443¹
LCM(52266,52274) = 1366076442