What is the Least Common Multiple of 51435 and 51450?

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 51435 and 51450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51435 and 51450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51435,51450) = 15
LCM(51435,51450) = ( 51435 × 51450) / 15
LCM(51435,51450) = 2646330750 / 15
LCM(51435,51450) = 176422050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51435 and 51450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51435 and 51450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51435 and 51450.

Prime Factorization of 51435

Prime Factorization of 51450

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51435 and 51450.

LCM(51435,51450) = 3⁴ × 5² × 127¹ × 2¹ × 7³
LCM(51435,51450) = 176422050