What is the Least Common Multiple of 51836 and 51841?

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 51836 and 51841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51836 and 51841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51836,51841) = 1
LCM(51836,51841) = ( 51836 × 51841) / 1
LCM(51836,51841) = 2687230076 / 1
LCM(51836,51841) = 2687230076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51836 and 51841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51836 and 51841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51836 and 51841.

Prime Factorization of 51836

Prime Factorization of 51841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51836 and 51841.

LCM(51836,51841) = 2² × 12959¹ × 47¹ × 1103¹
LCM(51836,51841) = 2687230076