What is the Least Common Multiple of 51251 and 51268?

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 51251 and 51268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51251 and 51268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51251,51268) = 1
LCM(51251,51268) = ( 51251 × 51268) / 1
LCM(51251,51268) = 2627536268 / 1
LCM(51251,51268) = 2627536268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51251 and 51268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51251 and 51268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51251 and 51268.

Prime Factorization of 51251

Prime Factorization of 51268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51251 and 51268.

LCM(51251,51268) = 53¹ × 967¹ × 2² × 7¹ × 1831¹
LCM(51251,51268) = 2627536268