What is the Least Common Multiple of 52336 and 52342?

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 52336 and 52342 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52336 and 52342, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52336,52342) = 2
LCM(52336,52342) = ( 52336 × 52342) / 2
LCM(52336,52342) = 2739370912 / 2
LCM(52336,52342) = 1369685456

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52336 and 52342 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52336 and 52342. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52336 and 52342.

Prime Factorization of 52336

Prime Factorization of 52342

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52336 and 52342.

LCM(52336,52342) = 2⁴ × 3271¹ × 26171¹
LCM(52336,52342) = 1369685456