What is the Least Common Multiple of 52864 and 52871?

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 52864 and 52871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52864 and 52871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52864,52871) = 7
LCM(52864,52871) = ( 52864 × 52871) / 7
LCM(52864,52871) = 2794972544 / 7
LCM(52864,52871) = 399281792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52864 and 52871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52864 and 52871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52864 and 52871.

Prime Factorization of 52864

Prime Factorization of 52871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52864 and 52871.

LCM(52864,52871) = 2⁷ × 7² × 59¹ × 13¹ × 83¹
LCM(52864,52871) = 399281792