What is the Least Common Multiple of 51178 and 51187?

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 51187 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 51187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51178,51187) = 1
LCM(51178,51187) = ( 51178 × 51187) / 1
LCM(51178,51187) = 2619648286 / 1
LCM(51178,51187) = 2619648286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51178 and 51187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51178 and 51187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51178 and 51187.

Prime Factorization of 51178

Prime Factorization of 51187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51178 and 51187.

LCM(51178,51187) = 2¹ × 25589¹ × 17¹ × 3011¹
LCM(51178,51187) = 2619648286