What is the Least Common Multiple of 52434 and 52443?

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 52434 and 52443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52434 and 52443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52434,52443) = 9
LCM(52434,52443) = ( 52434 × 52443) / 9
LCM(52434,52443) = 2749796262 / 9
LCM(52434,52443) = 305532918

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52434 and 52443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52434 and 52443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52434 and 52443.

Prime Factorization of 52434

Prime Factorization of 52443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52434 and 52443.

LCM(52434,52443) = 2¹ × 3³ × 971¹ × 5827¹
LCM(52434,52443) = 305532918