What is the Least Common Multiple of 52980 and 52984?

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 52980 and 52984 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52980 and 52984, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52980,52984) = 4
LCM(52980,52984) = ( 52980 × 52984) / 4
LCM(52980,52984) = 2807092320 / 4
LCM(52980,52984) = 701773080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52980 and 52984 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52980 and 52984. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52980 and 52984.

Prime Factorization of 52980

Prime Factorization of 52984

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52980 and 52984.

LCM(52980,52984) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 883¹ × 37¹ × 179¹
LCM(52980,52984) = 701773080