What is the Least Common Multiple of 51245 and 51260?

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 51245 and 51260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51245 and 51260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51245,51260) = 5
LCM(51245,51260) = ( 51245 × 51260) / 5
LCM(51245,51260) = 2626818700 / 5
LCM(51245,51260) = 525363740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51245 and 51260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51245 and 51260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51245 and 51260.

Prime Factorization of 51245

Prime Factorization of 51260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51245 and 51260.

LCM(51245,51260) = 5¹ × 37¹ × 277¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 233¹
LCM(51245,51260) = 525363740