What is the Least Common Multiple of 53236 and 53252?

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 53236 and 53252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 53236 and 53252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(53236,53252) = 4
LCM(53236,53252) = ( 53236 × 53252) / 4
LCM(53236,53252) = 2834923472 / 4
LCM(53236,53252) = 708730868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 53236 and 53252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 53236 and 53252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 53236 and 53252.

Prime Factorization of 53236

Prime Factorization of 53252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 53236 and 53252.

LCM(53236,53252) = 2² × 13309¹ × 13313¹
LCM(53236,53252) = 708730868