What is the Least Common Multiple of 51420 and 51431?

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 51420 and 51431 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51420 and 51431, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51420,51431) = 1
LCM(51420,51431) = ( 51420 × 51431) / 1
LCM(51420,51431) = 2644582020 / 1
LCM(51420,51431) = 2644582020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51420 and 51431 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51420 and 51431. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51420 and 51431.

Prime Factorization of 51420

Prime Factorization of 51431

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51420 and 51431.

LCM(51420,51431) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 857¹ × 51431¹
LCM(51420,51431) = 2644582020