What is the Least Common Multiple of 51840 and 51848?

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 51840 and 51848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51840 and 51848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51840,51848) = 8
LCM(51840,51848) = ( 51840 × 51848) / 8
LCM(51840,51848) = 2687800320 / 8
LCM(51840,51848) = 335975040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51840 and 51848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51840 and 51848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51840 and 51848.

Prime Factorization of 51840

Prime Factorization of 51848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51840 and 51848.

LCM(51840,51848) = 2⁷ × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 6481¹
LCM(51840,51848) = 335975040