What is the Least Common Multiple of 52840 and 52859?

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 52859 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 52859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52840,52859) = 1
LCM(52840,52859) = ( 52840 × 52859) / 1
LCM(52840,52859) = 2793069560 / 1
LCM(52840,52859) = 2793069560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52840 and 52859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52840 and 52859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52840 and 52859.

Prime Factorization of 52840

Prime Factorization of 52859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52840 and 52859.

LCM(52840,52859) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1321¹ × 52859¹
LCM(52840,52859) = 2793069560