What is the Least Common Multiple of 52557 and 52572?

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 52557 and 52572 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52557 and 52572, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52557,52572) = 3
LCM(52557,52572) = ( 52557 × 52572) / 3
LCM(52557,52572) = 2763026604 / 3
LCM(52557,52572) = 921008868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52557 and 52572 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52557 and 52572. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52557 and 52572.

Prime Factorization of 52557

Prime Factorization of 52572

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52557 and 52572.

LCM(52557,52572) = 3¹ × 17519¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 337¹
LCM(52557,52572) = 921008868