What is the Least Common Multiple of 51866 and 51871?

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 51866 and 51871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51866 and 51871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51866,51871) = 1
LCM(51866,51871) = ( 51866 × 51871) / 1
LCM(51866,51871) = 2690341286 / 1
LCM(51866,51871) = 2690341286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51866 and 51871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51866 and 51871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51866 and 51871.

Prime Factorization of 51866

Prime Factorization of 51871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51866 and 51871.

LCM(51866,51871) = 2¹ × 25933¹ × 51871¹
LCM(51866,51871) = 2690341286