What is the Least Common Multiple of 51288 and 51308?

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 51288 and 51308 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51288 and 51308, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51288,51308) = 4
LCM(51288,51308) = ( 51288 × 51308) / 4
LCM(51288,51308) = 2631484704 / 4
LCM(51288,51308) = 657871176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51288 and 51308 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51288 and 51308. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51288 and 51308.

Prime Factorization of 51288

Prime Factorization of 51308

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51288 and 51308.

LCM(51288,51308) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2137¹ × 101¹ × 127¹
LCM(51288,51308) = 657871176