What is the Least Common Multiple of 51120 and 51130?

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 51120 and 51130 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51120 and 51130, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51120,51130) = 10
LCM(51120,51130) = ( 51120 × 51130) / 10
LCM(51120,51130) = 2613765600 / 10
LCM(51120,51130) = 261376560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51120 and 51130 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51120 and 51130. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51120 and 51130.

Prime Factorization of 51120

Prime Factorization of 51130

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51120 and 51130.

LCM(51120,51130) = 2⁴ × 3² × 5¹ × 71¹ × 5113¹
LCM(51120,51130) = 261376560