What is the Least Common Multiple of 52985 and 52995?

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 52985 and 52995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52985 and 52995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52985,52995) = 5
LCM(52985,52995) = ( 52985 × 52995) / 5
LCM(52985,52995) = 2807940075 / 5
LCM(52985,52995) = 561588015

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52985 and 52995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52985 and 52995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52985 and 52995.

Prime Factorization of 52985

Prime Factorization of 52995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52985 and 52995.

LCM(52985,52995) = 5¹ × 10597¹ × 3¹ × 3533¹
LCM(52985,52995) = 561588015