What is the Least Common Multiple of 51156 and 51176?

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 51156 and 51176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51156 and 51176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51156,51176) = 4
LCM(51156,51176) = ( 51156 × 51176) / 4
LCM(51156,51176) = 2617959456 / 4
LCM(51156,51176) = 654489864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51156 and 51176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51156 and 51176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51156 and 51176.

Prime Factorization of 51156

Prime Factorization of 51176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51156 and 51176.

LCM(51156,51176) = 2³ × 3² × 7² × 29¹ × 6397¹
LCM(51156,51176) = 654489864