What is the Least Common Multiple of 51732 and 51749?

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 51732 and 51749 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51732 and 51749, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51732,51749) = 1
LCM(51732,51749) = ( 51732 × 51749) / 1
LCM(51732,51749) = 2677079268 / 1
LCM(51732,51749) = 2677079268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51732 and 51749 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51732 and 51749. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51732 and 51749.

Prime Factorization of 51732

Prime Factorization of 51749

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51732 and 51749.

LCM(51732,51749) = 2² × 3³ × 479¹ × 51749¹
LCM(51732,51749) = 2677079268