What is the Least Common Multiple of 52662 and 52682?

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 52682 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 52682, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52662,52682) = 2
LCM(52662,52682) = ( 52662 × 52682) / 2
LCM(52662,52682) = 2774339484 / 2
LCM(52662,52682) = 1387169742

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52662 and 52682 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52662 and 52682. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52662 and 52682.

Prime Factorization of 52662

Prime Factorization of 52682

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52662 and 52682.

LCM(52662,52682) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 131¹ × 7¹ × 53¹ × 71¹
LCM(52662,52682) = 1387169742