What is the Least Common Multiple of 52398 and 52402?

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 52398 and 52402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52398 and 52402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52398,52402) = 2
LCM(52398,52402) = ( 52398 × 52402) / 2
LCM(52398,52402) = 2745759996 / 2
LCM(52398,52402) = 1372879998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52398 and 52402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52398 and 52402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52398 and 52402.

Prime Factorization of 52398

Prime Factorization of 52402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52398 and 52402.

LCM(52398,52402) = 2¹ × 3² × 41¹ × 71¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 197¹
LCM(52398,52402) = 1372879998