What is the Least Common Multiple of 52857 and 52873?

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 52857 and 52873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52857 and 52873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52857,52873) = 1
LCM(52857,52873) = ( 52857 × 52873) / 1
LCM(52857,52873) = 2794708161 / 1
LCM(52857,52873) = 2794708161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52857 and 52873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52857 and 52873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52857 and 52873.

Prime Factorization of 52857

Prime Factorization of 52873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52857 and 52873.

LCM(52857,52873) = 3² × 7¹ × 839¹ × 37¹ × 1429¹
LCM(52857,52873) = 2794708161