What is the Least Common Multiple of 52972 and 52987?

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 52972 and 52987 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52972 and 52987, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52972,52987) = 1
LCM(52972,52987) = ( 52972 × 52987) / 1
LCM(52972,52987) = 2806827364 / 1
LCM(52972,52987) = 2806827364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52972 and 52987 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52972 and 52987. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52972 and 52987.

Prime Factorization of 52972

Prime Factorization of 52987

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52972 and 52987.

LCM(52972,52987) = 2² × 17¹ × 19¹ × 41¹ × 11¹ × 4817¹
LCM(52972,52987) = 2806827364