What is the Least Common Multiple of 51739 and 51746?

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 51739 and 51746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51739 and 51746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51739,51746) = 1
LCM(51739,51746) = ( 51739 × 51746) / 1
LCM(51739,51746) = 2677286294 / 1
LCM(51739,51746) = 2677286294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51739 and 51746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51739 and 51746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51739 and 51746.

Prime Factorization of 51739

Prime Factorization of 51746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51739 and 51746.

LCM(51739,51746) = 31¹ × 1669¹ × 2¹ × 25873¹
LCM(51739,51746) = 2677286294