What is the Least Common Multiple of 51298 and 51302?

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 51298 and 51302 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51298 and 51302, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51298,51302) = 2
LCM(51298,51302) = ( 51298 × 51302) / 2
LCM(51298,51302) = 2631689996 / 2
LCM(51298,51302) = 1315844998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51298 and 51302 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51298 and 51302. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51298 and 51302.

Prime Factorization of 51298

Prime Factorization of 51302

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51298 and 51302.

LCM(51298,51302) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1973¹ × 113¹ × 227¹
LCM(51298,51302) = 1315844998