What is the Least Common Multiple of 51562 and 51582?

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 51562 and 51582 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51562 and 51582, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51562,51582) = 2
LCM(51562,51582) = ( 51562 × 51582) / 2
LCM(51562,51582) = 2659671084 / 2
LCM(51562,51582) = 1329835542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51562 and 51582 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51562 and 51582. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51562 and 51582.

Prime Factorization of 51562

Prime Factorization of 51582

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51562 and 51582.

LCM(51562,51582) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 127¹ × 3¹ × 8597¹
LCM(51562,51582) = 1329835542