What is the Least Common Multiple of 51633 and 51642?

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 51633 and 51642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51633 and 51642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51633,51642) = 9
LCM(51633,51642) = ( 51633 × 51642) / 9
LCM(51633,51642) = 2666431386 / 9
LCM(51633,51642) = 296270154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51633 and 51642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51633 and 51642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51633 and 51642.

Prime Factorization of 51633

Prime Factorization of 51642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51633 and 51642.

LCM(51633,51642) = 3² × 5737¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 151¹
LCM(51633,51642) = 296270154