What is the Least Common Multiple of 52368 and 52386?

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 52368 and 52386 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52368 and 52386, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52368,52386) = 6
LCM(52368,52386) = ( 52368 × 52386) / 6
LCM(52368,52386) = 2743350048 / 6
LCM(52368,52386) = 457225008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52368 and 52386 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52368 and 52386. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52368 and 52386.

Prime Factorization of 52368

Prime Factorization of 52386

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52368 and 52386.

LCM(52368,52386) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 1091¹ × 8731¹
LCM(52368,52386) = 457225008