What is the Least Common Multiple of 51436 and 51447?

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 51447 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 51447, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51436,51447) = 11
LCM(51436,51447) = ( 51436 × 51447) / 11
LCM(51436,51447) = 2646227892 / 11
LCM(51436,51447) = 240566172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51436 and 51447 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51436 and 51447. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51436 and 51447.

Prime Factorization of 51436

Prime Factorization of 51447

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51436 and 51447.

LCM(51436,51447) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 167¹ × 3¹ × 1559¹
LCM(51436,51447) = 240566172