What is the Least Common Multiple of 51316 and 51331?

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 51316 and 51331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51316 and 51331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51316,51331) = 1
LCM(51316,51331) = ( 51316 × 51331) / 1
LCM(51316,51331) = 2634101596 / 1
LCM(51316,51331) = 2634101596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51316 and 51331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51316 and 51331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51316 and 51331.

Prime Factorization of 51316

Prime Factorization of 51331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51316 and 51331.

LCM(51316,51331) = 2² × 12829¹ × 7¹ × 7333¹
LCM(51316,51331) = 2634101596