What is the Least Common Multiple of 52346 and 52357?

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 52346 and 52357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52346 and 52357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52346,52357) = 1
LCM(52346,52357) = ( 52346 × 52357) / 1
LCM(52346,52357) = 2740679522 / 1
LCM(52346,52357) = 2740679522

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52346 and 52357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52346 and 52357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52346 and 52357.

Prime Factorization of 52346

Prime Factorization of 52357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52346 and 52357.

LCM(52346,52357) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 3739¹ × 41¹ × 1277¹
LCM(52346,52357) = 2740679522