What is the Least Common Multiple of 51348 and 51361?

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 51348 and 51361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51348 and 51361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51348,51361) = 1
LCM(51348,51361) = ( 51348 × 51361) / 1
LCM(51348,51361) = 2637284628 / 1
LCM(51348,51361) = 2637284628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51348 and 51361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51348 and 51361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51348 and 51361.

Prime Factorization of 51348

Prime Factorization of 51361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51348 and 51361.

LCM(51348,51361) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 389¹ × 51361¹
LCM(51348,51361) = 2637284628