What is the Least Common Multiple of 51824 and 51844?

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 51824 and 51844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51824 and 51844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51824,51844) = 4
LCM(51824,51844) = ( 51824 × 51844) / 4
LCM(51824,51844) = 2686763456 / 4
LCM(51824,51844) = 671690864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51824 and 51844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51824 and 51844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51824 and 51844.

Prime Factorization of 51824

Prime Factorization of 51844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51824 and 51844.

LCM(51824,51844) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 79¹ × 13¹ × 997¹
LCM(51824,51844) = 671690864