What is the Least Common Multiple of 51816 and 51822?

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 51816 and 51822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51816 and 51822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51816,51822) = 6
LCM(51816,51822) = ( 51816 × 51822) / 6
LCM(51816,51822) = 2685208752 / 6
LCM(51816,51822) = 447534792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51816 and 51822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51816 and 51822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51816 and 51822.

Prime Factorization of 51816

Prime Factorization of 51822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51816 and 51822.

LCM(51816,51822) = 2³ × 3² × 17¹ × 127¹ × 2879¹
LCM(51816,51822) = 447534792