What is the Least Common Multiple of 51178 and 51184?

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 51184 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 51184, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51178,51184) = 2
LCM(51178,51184) = ( 51178 × 51184) / 2
LCM(51178,51184) = 2619494752 / 2
LCM(51178,51184) = 1309747376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51178 and 51184 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51178 and 51184. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51178 and 51184.

Prime Factorization of 51178

Prime Factorization of 51184

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51178 and 51184.

LCM(51178,51184) = 2⁴ × 25589¹ × 7¹ × 457¹
LCM(51178,51184) = 1309747376