What is the Least Common Multiple of 51003 and 51018?

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 51003 and 51018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51003 and 51018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51003,51018) = 3
LCM(51003,51018) = ( 51003 × 51018) / 3
LCM(51003,51018) = 2602071054 / 3
LCM(51003,51018) = 867357018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51003 and 51018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51003 and 51018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51003 and 51018.

Prime Factorization of 51003

Prime Factorization of 51018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51003 and 51018.

LCM(51003,51018) = 3³ × 1889¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 773¹
LCM(51003,51018) = 867357018