What is the Least Common Multiple of 51362 and 51374?

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 51362 and 51374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51362 and 51374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51362,51374) = 2
LCM(51362,51374) = ( 51362 × 51374) / 2
LCM(51362,51374) = 2638671388 / 2
LCM(51362,51374) = 1319335694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51362 and 51374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51362 and 51374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51362 and 51374.

Prime Factorization of 51362

Prime Factorization of 51374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51362 and 51374.

LCM(51362,51374) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 421¹ × 17¹ × 1511¹
LCM(51362,51374) = 1319335694