What is the Least Common Multiple of 52582 and 52586?

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 52582 and 52586 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52582 and 52586, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52582,52586) = 2
LCM(52582,52586) = ( 52582 × 52586) / 2
LCM(52582,52586) = 2765077052 / 2
LCM(52582,52586) = 1382538526

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52582 and 52586 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52582 and 52586. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52582 and 52586.

Prime Factorization of 52582

Prime Factorization of 52586

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52582 and 52586.

LCM(52582,52586) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 431¹ × 26293¹
LCM(52582,52586) = 1382538526