What is the Least Common Multiple of 51882 and 51898?

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 51882 and 51898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51882 and 51898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51882,51898) = 2
LCM(51882,51898) = ( 51882 × 51898) / 2
LCM(51882,51898) = 2692572036 / 2
LCM(51882,51898) = 1346286018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51882 and 51898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51882 and 51898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51882 and 51898.

Prime Factorization of 51882

Prime Factorization of 51898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51882 and 51898.

LCM(51882,51898) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8647¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 337¹
LCM(51882,51898) = 1346286018