What is the Least Common Multiple of 51745 and 51762?

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 51745 and 51762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51745 and 51762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51745,51762) = 1
LCM(51745,51762) = ( 51745 × 51762) / 1
LCM(51745,51762) = 2678424690 / 1
LCM(51745,51762) = 2678424690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51745 and 51762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51745 and 51762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51745 and 51762.

Prime Factorization of 51745

Prime Factorization of 51762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51745 and 51762.

LCM(51745,51762) = 5¹ × 79¹ × 131¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 8627¹
LCM(51745,51762) = 2678424690