What is the Least Common Multiple of 51339 and 51358?

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 51339 and 51358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51339 and 51358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51339,51358) = 1
LCM(51339,51358) = ( 51339 × 51358) / 1
LCM(51339,51358) = 2636668362 / 1
LCM(51339,51358) = 2636668362

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51339 and 51358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51339 and 51358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51339 and 51358.

Prime Factorization of 51339

Prime Factorization of 51358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51339 and 51358.

LCM(51339,51358) = 3¹ × 109¹ × 157¹ × 2¹ × 25679¹
LCM(51339,51358) = 2636668362