What is the Least Common Multiple of 52374 and 52389?

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 52374 and 52389 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52374 and 52389, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52374,52389) = 3
LCM(52374,52389) = ( 52374 × 52389) / 3
LCM(52374,52389) = 2743821486 / 3
LCM(52374,52389) = 914607162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52374 and 52389 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52374 and 52389. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52374 and 52389.

Prime Factorization of 52374

Prime Factorization of 52389

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52374 and 52389.

LCM(52374,52389) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 43¹ × 5821¹
LCM(52374,52389) = 914607162