What is the Least Common Multiple of 51874 and 51892?

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 51874 and 51892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51874 and 51892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51874,51892) = 2
LCM(51874,51892) = ( 51874 × 51892) / 2
LCM(51874,51892) = 2691845608 / 2
LCM(51874,51892) = 1345922804

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51874 and 51892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51874 and 51892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51874 and 51892.

Prime Factorization of 51874

Prime Factorization of 51892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51874 and 51892.

LCM(51874,51892) = 2² × 37¹ × 701¹ × 12973¹
LCM(51874,51892) = 1345922804