What is the Least Common Multiple of 51252 and 51267?

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 51252 and 51267 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51252 and 51267, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51252,51267) = 3
LCM(51252,51267) = ( 51252 × 51267) / 3
LCM(51252,51267) = 2627536284 / 3
LCM(51252,51267) = 875845428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51252 and 51267 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51252 and 51267. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51252 and 51267.

Prime Factorization of 51252

Prime Factorization of 51267

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51252 and 51267.

LCM(51252,51267) = 2² × 3¹ × 4271¹ × 23¹ × 743¹
LCM(51252,51267) = 875845428