What is the Least Common Multiple of 52320 and 52331?

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 52320 and 52331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52320 and 52331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52320,52331) = 1
LCM(52320,52331) = ( 52320 × 52331) / 1
LCM(52320,52331) = 2737957920 / 1
LCM(52320,52331) = 2737957920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52320 and 52331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52320 and 52331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52320 and 52331.

Prime Factorization of 52320

Prime Factorization of 52331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52320 and 52331.

LCM(52320,52331) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 109¹ × 43¹ × 1217¹
LCM(52320,52331) = 2737957920