What is the Least Common Multiple of 52708 and 52716?

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 52708 and 52716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52708 and 52716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52708,52716) = 4
LCM(52708,52716) = ( 52708 × 52716) / 4
LCM(52708,52716) = 2778554928 / 4
LCM(52708,52716) = 694638732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52708 and 52716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52708 and 52716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52708 and 52716.

Prime Factorization of 52708

Prime Factorization of 52716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52708 and 52716.

LCM(52708,52716) = 2² × 13177¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 191¹
LCM(52708,52716) = 694638732