What is the Least Common Multiple of 51848 and 51863?

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 51848 and 51863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51848 and 51863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51848,51863) = 1
LCM(51848,51863) = ( 51848 × 51863) / 1
LCM(51848,51863) = 2688992824 / 1
LCM(51848,51863) = 2688992824

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51848 and 51863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51848 and 51863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51848 and 51863.

Prime Factorization of 51848

Prime Factorization of 51863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51848 and 51863.

LCM(51848,51863) = 2³ × 6481¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 239¹
LCM(51848,51863) = 2688992824