What is the Least Common Multiple of 51263 and 51272?

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 51263 and 51272 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51263 and 51272, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51263,51272) = 1
LCM(51263,51272) = ( 51263 × 51272) / 1
LCM(51263,51272) = 2628356536 / 1
LCM(51263,51272) = 2628356536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51263 and 51272 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51263 and 51272. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51263 and 51272.

Prime Factorization of 51263

Prime Factorization of 51272

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51263 and 51272.

LCM(51263,51272) = 51263¹ × 2³ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 29¹
LCM(51263,51272) = 2628356536