What is the Least Common Multiple of 52662 and 52668?

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 52662 and 52668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52662 and 52668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52662,52668) = 6
LCM(52662,52668) = ( 52662 × 52668) / 6
LCM(52662,52668) = 2773602216 / 6
LCM(52662,52668) = 462267036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52662 and 52668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52662 and 52668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52662 and 52668.

Prime Factorization of 52662

Prime Factorization of 52668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52662 and 52668.

LCM(52662,52668) = 2² × 3² × 67¹ × 131¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(52662,52668) = 462267036