What is the Least Common Multiple of 51508 and 51522?

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 51508 and 51522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51508 and 51522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51508,51522) = 2
LCM(51508,51522) = ( 51508 × 51522) / 2
LCM(51508,51522) = 2653795176 / 2
LCM(51508,51522) = 1326897588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51508 and 51522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51508 and 51522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51508 and 51522.

Prime Factorization of 51508

Prime Factorization of 51522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51508 and 51522.

LCM(51508,51522) = 2² × 79¹ × 163¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 277¹
LCM(51508,51522) = 1326897588