What is the Least Common Multiple of 51356 and 51366?

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 51356 and 51366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51356 and 51366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51356,51366) = 2
LCM(51356,51366) = ( 51356 × 51366) / 2
LCM(51356,51366) = 2637952296 / 2
LCM(51356,51366) = 1318976148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51356 and 51366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51356 and 51366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51356 and 51366.

Prime Factorization of 51356

Prime Factorization of 51366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51356 and 51366.

LCM(51356,51366) = 2² × 37¹ × 347¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1223¹
LCM(51356,51366) = 1318976148