What is the Least Common Multiple of 51864 and 51879?

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 51864 and 51879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51864 and 51879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51864,51879) = 3
LCM(51864,51879) = ( 51864 × 51879) / 3
LCM(51864,51879) = 2690652456 / 3
LCM(51864,51879) = 896884152

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51864 and 51879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51864 and 51879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51864 and 51879.

Prime Factorization of 51864

Prime Factorization of 51879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51864 and 51879.

LCM(51864,51879) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2161¹ × 17293¹
LCM(51864,51879) = 896884152