What is the Least Common Multiple of 52882 and 52902?

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 52882 and 52902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52882 and 52902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52882,52902) = 2
LCM(52882,52902) = ( 52882 × 52902) / 2
LCM(52882,52902) = 2797563564 / 2
LCM(52882,52902) = 1398781782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52882 and 52902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52882 and 52902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52882 and 52902.

Prime Factorization of 52882

Prime Factorization of 52902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52882 and 52902.

LCM(52882,52902) = 2¹ × 137¹ × 193¹ × 3² × 2939¹
LCM(52882,52902) = 1398781782