What is the Least Common Multiple of 51867 and 51878?

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 51867 and 51878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51867 and 51878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51867,51878) = 1
LCM(51867,51878) = ( 51867 × 51878) / 1
LCM(51867,51878) = 2690756226 / 1
LCM(51867,51878) = 2690756226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51867 and 51878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51867 and 51878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51867 and 51878.

Prime Factorization of 51867

Prime Factorization of 51878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51867 and 51878.

LCM(51867,51878) = 3³ × 17¹ × 113¹ × 2¹ × 25939¹
LCM(51867,51878) = 2690756226