What is the Least Common Multiple of 51748 and 51756?

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 51748 and 51756 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51748 and 51756, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51748,51756) = 4
LCM(51748,51756) = ( 51748 × 51756) / 4
LCM(51748,51756) = 2678269488 / 4
LCM(51748,51756) = 669567372

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51748 and 51756 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51748 and 51756. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51748 and 51756.

Prime Factorization of 51748

Prime Factorization of 51756

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51748 and 51756.

LCM(51748,51756) = 2² × 17¹ × 761¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 227¹
LCM(51748,51756) = 669567372