What is the Least Common Multiple of 52974 and 52986?

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 52974 and 52986 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52974 and 52986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52974,52986) = 6
LCM(52974,52986) = ( 52974 × 52986) / 6
LCM(52974,52986) = 2806880364 / 6
LCM(52974,52986) = 467813394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52974 and 52986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52974 and 52986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52974 and 52986.

Prime Factorization of 52974

Prime Factorization of 52986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52974 and 52986.

LCM(52974,52986) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 109¹ × 8831¹
LCM(52974,52986) = 467813394