What is the Least Common Multiple of 51496 and 51504?

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 51496 and 51504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51496 and 51504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51496,51504) = 8
LCM(51496,51504) = ( 51496 × 51504) / 8
LCM(51496,51504) = 2652249984 / 8
LCM(51496,51504) = 331531248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51496 and 51504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51496 and 51504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51496 and 51504.

Prime Factorization of 51496

Prime Factorization of 51504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51496 and 51504.

LCM(51496,51504) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 157¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(51496,51504) = 331531248