What is the Least Common Multiple of 51352 and 51368?

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 51352 and 51368 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51352 and 51368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51352,51368) = 8
LCM(51352,51368) = ( 51352 × 51368) / 8
LCM(51352,51368) = 2637849536 / 8
LCM(51352,51368) = 329731192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51352 and 51368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51352 and 51368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51352 and 51368.

Prime Factorization of 51352

Prime Factorization of 51368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51352 and 51368.

LCM(51352,51368) = 2³ × 7² × 131¹ × 6421¹
LCM(51352,51368) = 329731192