What is the Least Common Multiple of 52869 and 52884?

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 52869 and 52884 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52869 and 52884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52869,52884) = 3
LCM(52869,52884) = ( 52869 × 52884) / 3
LCM(52869,52884) = 2795924196 / 3
LCM(52869,52884) = 931974732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52869 and 52884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52869 and 52884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52869 and 52884.

Prime Factorization of 52869

Prime Factorization of 52884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52869 and 52884.

LCM(52869,52884) = 3² × 17623¹ × 2² × 13¹ × 113¹
LCM(52869,52884) = 931974732