What is the Least Common Multiple of 52266 and 52281?

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 52281 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 52281, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52266,52281) = 3
LCM(52266,52281) = ( 52266 × 52281) / 3
LCM(52266,52281) = 2732518746 / 3
LCM(52266,52281) = 910839582

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52266 and 52281 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52266 and 52281. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52266 and 52281.

Prime Factorization of 52266

Prime Factorization of 52281

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52266 and 52281.

LCM(52266,52281) = 2¹ × 3² × 31¹ × 281¹ × 37¹ × 157¹
LCM(52266,52281) = 910839582