What is the Least Common Multiple of 51396 and 51406?

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 51396 and 51406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51396 and 51406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51396,51406) = 2
LCM(51396,51406) = ( 51396 × 51406) / 2
LCM(51396,51406) = 2642062776 / 2
LCM(51396,51406) = 1321031388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51396 and 51406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51396 and 51406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51396 and 51406.

Prime Factorization of 51396

Prime Factorization of 51406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51396 and 51406.

LCM(51396,51406) = 2² × 3¹ × 4283¹ × 25703¹
LCM(51396,51406) = 1321031388