What is the Least Common Multiple of 51836 and 51845?

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 51845 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 51845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51836,51845) = 1
LCM(51836,51845) = ( 51836 × 51845) / 1
LCM(51836,51845) = 2687437420 / 1
LCM(51836,51845) = 2687437420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51836 and 51845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51836 and 51845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51836 and 51845.

Prime Factorization of 51836

Prime Factorization of 51845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51836 and 51845.

LCM(51836,51845) = 2² × 12959¹ × 5¹ × 10369¹
LCM(51836,51845) = 2687437420