What is the Least Common Multiple of 52462 and 52473?

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 52462 and 52473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52462 and 52473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52462,52473) = 1
LCM(52462,52473) = ( 52462 × 52473) / 1
LCM(52462,52473) = 2752838526 / 1
LCM(52462,52473) = 2752838526

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52462 and 52473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52462 and 52473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52462 and 52473.

Prime Factorization of 52462

Prime Factorization of 52473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52462 and 52473.

LCM(52462,52473) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1543¹ × 3¹ × 17491¹
LCM(52462,52473) = 2752838526