What is the Least Common Multiple of 52373 and 52388?

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 52373 and 52388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52373 and 52388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52373,52388) = 1
LCM(52373,52388) = ( 52373 × 52388) / 1
LCM(52373,52388) = 2743716724 / 1
LCM(52373,52388) = 2743716724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52373 and 52388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52373 and 52388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52373 and 52388.

Prime Factorization of 52373

Prime Factorization of 52388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52373 and 52388.

LCM(52373,52388) = 83¹ × 631¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 1871¹
LCM(52373,52388) = 2743716724