What is the Least Common Multiple of 51679 and 51696?

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 51679 and 51696 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51679 and 51696, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51679,51696) = 1
LCM(51679,51696) = ( 51679 × 51696) / 1
LCM(51679,51696) = 2671597584 / 1
LCM(51679,51696) = 2671597584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51679 and 51696 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51679 and 51696. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51679 and 51696.

Prime Factorization of 51679

Prime Factorization of 51696

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51679 and 51696.

LCM(51679,51696) = 51679¹ × 2⁴ × 3² × 359¹
LCM(51679,51696) = 2671597584