What is the Least Common Multiple of 51862 and 51881?

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 51862 and 51881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51862 and 51881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51862,51881) = 1
LCM(51862,51881) = ( 51862 × 51881) / 1
LCM(51862,51881) = 2690652422 / 1
LCM(51862,51881) = 2690652422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51862 and 51881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51862 and 51881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51862 and 51881.

Prime Factorization of 51862

Prime Factorization of 51881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51862 and 51881.

LCM(51862,51881) = 2¹ × 25931¹ × 29¹ × 1789¹
LCM(51862,51881) = 2690652422