What is the Least Common Multiple of 52386 and 52401?

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 52386 and 52401 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52386 and 52401, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52386,52401) = 3
LCM(52386,52401) = ( 52386 × 52401) / 3
LCM(52386,52401) = 2745078786 / 3
LCM(52386,52401) = 915026262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52386 and 52401 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52386 and 52401. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52386 and 52401.

Prime Factorization of 52386

Prime Factorization of 52401

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52386 and 52401.

LCM(52386,52401) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8731¹ × 17467¹
LCM(52386,52401) = 915026262