What is the Least Common Multiple of 51356 and 51376?

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 51376 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 51376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51356,51376) = 4
LCM(51356,51376) = ( 51356 × 51376) / 4
LCM(51356,51376) = 2638465856 / 4
LCM(51356,51376) = 659616464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51356 and 51376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51356 and 51376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51356 and 51376.

Prime Factorization of 51356

Prime Factorization of 51376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51356 and 51376.

LCM(51356,51376) = 2⁴ × 37¹ × 347¹ × 13² × 19¹
LCM(51356,51376) = 659616464