What is the Least Common Multiple of 52956 and 52975?

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 52956 and 52975 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52956 and 52975, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52956,52975) = 1
LCM(52956,52975) = ( 52956 × 52975) / 1
LCM(52956,52975) = 2805344100 / 1
LCM(52956,52975) = 2805344100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52956 and 52975 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52956 and 52975. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52956 and 52975.

Prime Factorization of 52956

Prime Factorization of 52975

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52956 and 52975.

LCM(52956,52975) = 2² × 3² × 1471¹ × 5² × 13¹ × 163¹
LCM(52956,52975) = 2805344100