What is the Least Common Multiple of 51374 and 51394?

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 51374 and 51394 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51374 and 51394, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51374,51394) = 2
LCM(51374,51394) = ( 51374 × 51394) / 2
LCM(51374,51394) = 2640315356 / 2
LCM(51374,51394) = 1320157678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51374 and 51394 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51374 and 51394. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51374 and 51394.

Prime Factorization of 51374

Prime Factorization of 51394

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51374 and 51394.

LCM(51374,51394) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1511¹ × 7¹ × 3671¹
LCM(51374,51394) = 1320157678