What is the Least Common Multiple of 52618 and 52637?

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 52618 and 52637 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52618 and 52637, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52618,52637) = 1
LCM(52618,52637) = ( 52618 × 52637) / 1
LCM(52618,52637) = 2769653666 / 1
LCM(52618,52637) = 2769653666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52618 and 52637 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52618 and 52637. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52618 and 52637.

Prime Factorization of 52618

Prime Factorization of 52637

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52618 and 52637.

LCM(52618,52637) = 2¹ × 26309¹ × 13¹ × 4049¹
LCM(52618,52637) = 2769653666