What is the Least Common Multiple of 51363 and 51378?

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 51363 and 51378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51363 and 51378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51363,51378) = 3
LCM(51363,51378) = ( 51363 × 51378) / 3
LCM(51363,51378) = 2638928214 / 3
LCM(51363,51378) = 879642738

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51363 and 51378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51363 and 51378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51363 and 51378.

Prime Factorization of 51363

Prime Factorization of 51378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51363 and 51378.

LCM(51363,51378) = 3² × 13¹ × 439¹ × 2¹ × 8563¹
LCM(51363,51378) = 879642738