What is the Least Common Multiple of 51533 and 51542?

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 51533 and 51542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51533 and 51542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51533,51542) = 1
LCM(51533,51542) = ( 51533 × 51542) / 1
LCM(51533,51542) = 2656113886 / 1
LCM(51533,51542) = 2656113886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51533 and 51542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51533 and 51542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51533 and 51542.

Prime Factorization of 51533

Prime Factorization of 51542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51533 and 51542.

LCM(51533,51542) = 29¹ × 1777¹ × 2¹ × 25771¹
LCM(51533,51542) = 2656113886