What is the Least Common Multiple of 51452 and 51468?

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 51452 and 51468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51452 and 51468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51452,51468) = 4
LCM(51452,51468) = ( 51452 × 51468) / 4
LCM(51452,51468) = 2648131536 / 4
LCM(51452,51468) = 662032884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51452 and 51468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51452 and 51468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51452 and 51468.

Prime Factorization of 51452

Prime Factorization of 51468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51452 and 51468.

LCM(51452,51468) = 2² × 19¹ × 677¹ × 3¹ × 4289¹
LCM(51452,51468) = 662032884