What is the Least Common Multiple of 52482 and 52486?

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 52482 and 52486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52482 and 52486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52482,52486) = 2
LCM(52482,52486) = ( 52482 × 52486) / 2
LCM(52482,52486) = 2754570252 / 2
LCM(52482,52486) = 1377285126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52482 and 52486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52482 and 52486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52482 and 52486.

Prime Factorization of 52482

Prime Factorization of 52486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52482 and 52486.

LCM(52482,52486) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8747¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 163¹
LCM(52482,52486) = 1377285126