What is the Least Common Multiple of 52986 and 52996?

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 52986 and 52996 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 52986 and 52996, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(52986,52996) = 2
LCM(52986,52996) = ( 52986 × 52996) / 2
LCM(52986,52996) = 2808046056 / 2
LCM(52986,52996) = 1404023028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 52986 and 52996 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 52986 and 52996. First we will calculate the prime factors of 52986 and 52996.

Prime Factorization of 52986

Prime Factorization of 52996

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 52986 and 52996.

LCM(52986,52996) = 2² × 3¹ × 8831¹ × 13249¹
LCM(52986,52996) = 1404023028