What is the Least Common Multiple of 51176 and 51180?

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 51176 and 51180 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51176 and 51180, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51176,51180) = 4
LCM(51176,51180) = ( 51176 × 51180) / 4
LCM(51176,51180) = 2619187680 / 4
LCM(51176,51180) = 654796920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51176 and 51180 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51176 and 51180. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51176 and 51180.

Prime Factorization of 51176

Prime Factorization of 51180

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51176 and 51180.

LCM(51176,51180) = 2³ × 6397¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 853¹
LCM(51176,51180) = 654796920