What is the Least Common Multiple of 51241 and 51248?

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 51241 and 51248 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51241 and 51248, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51241,51248) = 1
LCM(51241,51248) = ( 51241 × 51248) / 1
LCM(51241,51248) = 2625998768 / 1
LCM(51241,51248) = 2625998768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51241 and 51248 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51241 and 51248. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51241 and 51248.

Prime Factorization of 51241

Prime Factorization of 51248

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51241 and 51248.

LCM(51241,51248) = 51241¹ × 2⁴ × 3203¹
LCM(51241,51248) = 2625998768