What is the Least Common Multiple of 52562 and 52581?

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 52562 and 52581 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52562 and 52581, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52562,52581) = 1
LCM(52562,52581) = ( 52562 × 52581) / 1
LCM(52562,52581) = 2763762522 / 1
LCM(52562,52581) = 2763762522

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52562 and 52581 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52562 and 52581. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52562 and 52581.

Prime Factorization of 52562

Prime Factorization of 52581

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52562 and 52581.

LCM(52562,52581) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 641¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 1031¹
LCM(52562,52581) = 2763762522