What is the Least Common Multiple of 52826 and 52846?

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 52826 and 52846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52826 and 52846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52826,52846) = 2
LCM(52826,52846) = ( 52826 × 52846) / 2
LCM(52826,52846) = 2791642796 / 2
LCM(52826,52846) = 1395821398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52826 and 52846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52826 and 52846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52826 and 52846.

Prime Factorization of 52826

Prime Factorization of 52846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52826 and 52846.

LCM(52826,52846) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 433¹ × 26423¹
LCM(52826,52846) = 1395821398