What is the Least Common Multiple of 52565 and 52580?

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 52565 and 52580 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52565 and 52580, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52565,52580) = 5
LCM(52565,52580) = ( 52565 × 52580) / 5
LCM(52565,52580) = 2763867700 / 5
LCM(52565,52580) = 552773540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52565 and 52580 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52565 and 52580. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52565 and 52580.

Prime Factorization of 52565

Prime Factorization of 52580

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52565 and 52580.

LCM(52565,52580) = 5¹ × 10513¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 239¹
LCM(52565,52580) = 552773540