What is the Least Common Multiple of 51138 and 51154?

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 51138 and 51154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51138 and 51154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51138,51154) = 2
LCM(51138,51154) = ( 51138 × 51154) / 2
LCM(51138,51154) = 2615913252 / 2
LCM(51138,51154) = 1307956626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51138 and 51154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51138 and 51154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51138 and 51154.

Prime Factorization of 51138

Prime Factorization of 51154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51138 and 51154.

LCM(51138,51154) = 2¹ × 3³ × 947¹ × 25577¹
LCM(51138,51154) = 1307956626