What is the Least Common Multiple of 52473 and 52478?

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 52473 and 52478 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52473 and 52478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52473,52478) = 1
LCM(52473,52478) = ( 52473 × 52478) / 1
LCM(52473,52478) = 2753678094 / 1
LCM(52473,52478) = 2753678094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52473 and 52478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52473 and 52478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52473 and 52478.

Prime Factorization of 52473

Prime Factorization of 52478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52473 and 52478.

LCM(52473,52478) = 3¹ × 17491¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 1381¹
LCM(52473,52478) = 2753678094