What is the Least Common Multiple of 52572 and 52577?

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 52572 and 52577 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52572 and 52577, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52572,52577) = 1
LCM(52572,52577) = ( 52572 × 52577) / 1
LCM(52572,52577) = 2764078044 / 1
LCM(52572,52577) = 2764078044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52572 and 52577 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52572 and 52577. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52572 and 52577.

Prime Factorization of 52572

Prime Factorization of 52577

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52572 and 52577.

LCM(52572,52577) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 337¹ × 7² × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(52572,52577) = 2764078044