What is the Least Common Multiple of 52589 and 52604?

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 52589 and 52604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52589 and 52604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52589,52604) = 1
LCM(52589,52604) = ( 52589 × 52604) / 1
LCM(52589,52604) = 2766391756 / 1
LCM(52589,52604) = 2766391756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52589 and 52604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52589 and 52604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52589 and 52604.

Prime Factorization of 52589

Prime Factorization of 52604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52589 and 52604.

LCM(52589,52604) = 43¹ × 1223¹ × 2² × 13151¹
LCM(52589,52604) = 2766391756