What is the Least Common Multiple of 51178 and 51182?

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 51178 and 51182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51178 and 51182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51178,51182) = 2
LCM(51178,51182) = ( 51178 × 51182) / 2
LCM(51178,51182) = 2619392396 / 2
LCM(51178,51182) = 1309696198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51178 and 51182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51178 and 51182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51178 and 51182.

Prime Factorization of 51178

Prime Factorization of 51182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51178 and 51182.

LCM(51178,51182) = 2¹ × 25589¹ × 157¹ × 163¹
LCM(51178,51182) = 1309696198