What is the Least Common Multiple of 52840 and 52848?

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 52840 and 52848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52840 and 52848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52840,52848) = 8
LCM(52840,52848) = ( 52840 × 52848) / 8
LCM(52840,52848) = 2792488320 / 8
LCM(52840,52848) = 349061040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52840 and 52848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52840 and 52848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52840 and 52848.

Prime Factorization of 52840

Prime Factorization of 52848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52840 and 52848.

LCM(52840,52848) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1321¹ × 3² × 367¹
LCM(52840,52848) = 349061040