What is the Least Common Multiple of 52859 and 52876?

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 52859 and 52876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52859 and 52876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52859,52876) = 1
LCM(52859,52876) = ( 52859 × 52876) / 1
LCM(52859,52876) = 2794972484 / 1
LCM(52859,52876) = 2794972484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52859 and 52876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52859 and 52876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52859 and 52876.

Prime Factorization of 52859

Prime Factorization of 52876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52859 and 52876.

LCM(52859,52876) = 52859¹ × 2² × 13219¹
LCM(52859,52876) = 2794972484