What is the Least Common Multiple of 52742 and 52760?

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 52742 and 52760 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52742 and 52760, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52742,52760) = 2
LCM(52742,52760) = ( 52742 × 52760) / 2
LCM(52742,52760) = 2782667920 / 2
LCM(52742,52760) = 1391333960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52742 and 52760 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52742 and 52760. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52742 and 52760.

Prime Factorization of 52742

Prime Factorization of 52760

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52742 and 52760.

LCM(52742,52760) = 2³ × 26371¹ × 5¹ × 1319¹
LCM(52742,52760) = 1391333960