What is the Least Common Multiple of 52618 and 52638?

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 52638 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 52638, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52618,52638) = 2
LCM(52618,52638) = ( 52618 × 52638) / 2
LCM(52618,52638) = 2769706284 / 2
LCM(52618,52638) = 1384853142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52618 and 52638 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52618 and 52638. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52618 and 52638.

Prime Factorization of 52618

Prime Factorization of 52638

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52618 and 52638.

LCM(52618,52638) = 2¹ × 26309¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 283¹
LCM(52618,52638) = 1384853142