What is the Least Common Multiple of 51444 and 51463?

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 51444 and 51463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51444 and 51463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51444,51463) = 1
LCM(51444,51463) = ( 51444 × 51463) / 1
LCM(51444,51463) = 2647462572 / 1
LCM(51444,51463) = 2647462572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51444 and 51463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51444 and 51463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51444 and 51463.

Prime Factorization of 51444

Prime Factorization of 51463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51444 and 51463.

LCM(51444,51463) = 2² × 3² × 1429¹ × 53¹ × 971¹
LCM(51444,51463) = 2647462572