What is the Least Common Multiple of 52850 and 52855?

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 52850 and 52855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52850 and 52855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52850,52855) = 5
LCM(52850,52855) = ( 52850 × 52855) / 5
LCM(52850,52855) = 2793386750 / 5
LCM(52850,52855) = 558677350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52850 and 52855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52850 and 52855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52850 and 52855.

Prime Factorization of 52850

Prime Factorization of 52855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52850 and 52855.

LCM(52850,52855) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 151¹ × 11¹ × 31²
LCM(52850,52855) = 558677350