What is the Least Common Multiple of 51356 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 51356 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 51356 and 51368, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51356,51368) = 4
LCM(51356,51368) = ( 51356 × 51368) / 4
LCM(51356,51368) = 2638055008 / 4
LCM(51356,51368) = 659513752

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51356 and 51368 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51356 and 51368. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51356 and 51368.

Prime Factorization of 51356

Prime Factorization of 51368

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51356 and 51368.

LCM(51356,51368) = 2³ × 37¹ × 347¹ × 6421¹
LCM(51356,51368) = 659513752