What is the Least Common Multiple of 51436 and 51443?

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 51436 and 51443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51436 and 51443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51436,51443) = 7
LCM(51436,51443) = ( 51436 × 51443) / 7
LCM(51436,51443) = 2646022148 / 7
LCM(51436,51443) = 378003164

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51436 and 51443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51436 and 51443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51436 and 51443.

Prime Factorization of 51436

Prime Factorization of 51443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51436 and 51443.

LCM(51436,51443) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 167¹ × 7349¹
LCM(51436,51443) = 378003164