What is the Least Common Multiple of 52684 and 52698?

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 52684 and 52698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52684 and 52698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52684,52698) = 2
LCM(52684,52698) = ( 52684 × 52698) / 2
LCM(52684,52698) = 2776341432 / 2
LCM(52684,52698) = 1388170716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52684 and 52698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52684 and 52698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52684 and 52698.

Prime Factorization of 52684

Prime Factorization of 52698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52684 and 52698.

LCM(52684,52698) = 2² × 13171¹ × 3¹ × 8783¹
LCM(52684,52698) = 1388170716