What is the Least Common Multiple of 52846 and 52866?

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 52846 and 52866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52846 and 52866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52846,52866) = 2
LCM(52846,52866) = ( 52846 × 52866) / 2
LCM(52846,52866) = 2793756636 / 2
LCM(52846,52866) = 1396878318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52846 and 52866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52846 and 52866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52846 and 52866.

Prime Factorization of 52846

Prime Factorization of 52866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52846 and 52866.

LCM(52846,52866) = 2¹ × 26423¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 89¹
LCM(52846,52866) = 1396878318