What is the Least Common Multiple of 51838 and 51846?

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 51838 and 51846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51838 and 51846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51838,51846) = 2
LCM(51838,51846) = ( 51838 × 51846) / 2
LCM(51838,51846) = 2687592948 / 2
LCM(51838,51846) = 1343796474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51838 and 51846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51838 and 51846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51838 and 51846.

Prime Factorization of 51838

Prime Factorization of 51846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51838 and 51846.

LCM(51838,51846) = 2¹ × 25919¹ × 3¹ × 8641¹
LCM(51838,51846) = 1343796474