What is the Least Common Multiple of 52418 and 52437?

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 52418 and 52437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52418 and 52437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52418,52437) = 1
LCM(52418,52437) = ( 52418 × 52437) / 1
LCM(52418,52437) = 2748642666 / 1
LCM(52418,52437) = 2748642666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52418 and 52437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52418 and 52437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52418 and 52437.

Prime Factorization of 52418

Prime Factorization of 52437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52418 and 52437.

LCM(52418,52437) = 2¹ × 26209¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 227¹
LCM(52418,52437) = 2748642666