What is the Least Common Multiple of 51496 and 51510?

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 51510 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 51510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51496,51510) = 2
LCM(51496,51510) = ( 51496 × 51510) / 2
LCM(51496,51510) = 2652558960 / 2
LCM(51496,51510) = 1326279480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51496 and 51510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51496 and 51510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51496 and 51510.

Prime Factorization of 51496

Prime Factorization of 51510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51496 and 51510.

LCM(51496,51510) = 2³ × 41¹ × 157¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 101¹
LCM(51496,51510) = 1326279480