What is the Least Common Multiple of 52442 and 52459?

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 52442 and 52459 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52442 and 52459, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52442,52459) = 1
LCM(52442,52459) = ( 52442 × 52459) / 1
LCM(52442,52459) = 2751054878 / 1
LCM(52442,52459) = 2751054878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52442 and 52459 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52442 and 52459. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52442 and 52459.

Prime Factorization of 52442

Prime Factorization of 52459

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52442 and 52459.

LCM(52442,52459) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 2017¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 251¹
LCM(52442,52459) = 2751054878