What is the Least Common Multiple of 51332 and 51344?

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 51332 and 51344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51332 and 51344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51332,51344) = 4
LCM(51332,51344) = ( 51332 × 51344) / 4
LCM(51332,51344) = 2635590208 / 4
LCM(51332,51344) = 658897552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51332 and 51344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51332 and 51344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51332 and 51344.

Prime Factorization of 51332

Prime Factorization of 51344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51332 and 51344.

LCM(51332,51344) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 313¹ × 3209¹
LCM(51332,51344) = 658897552