What is the Least Common Multiple of 52856 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 52856 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 52856 and 52866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52856,52866) = 2
LCM(52856,52866) = ( 52856 × 52866) / 2
LCM(52856,52866) = 2794285296 / 2
LCM(52856,52866) = 1397142648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52856 and 52866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52856 and 52866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52856 and 52866.

Prime Factorization of 52856

Prime Factorization of 52866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52856 and 52866.

LCM(52856,52866) = 2³ × 6607¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 89¹
LCM(52856,52866) = 1397142648