What is the Least Common Multiple of 51922 and 51942?

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 51922 and 51942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51922 and 51942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51922,51942) = 2
LCM(51922,51942) = ( 51922 × 51942) / 2
LCM(51922,51942) = 2696932524 / 2
LCM(51922,51942) = 1348466262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51922 and 51942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51922 and 51942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51922 and 51942.

Prime Factorization of 51922

Prime Factorization of 51942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51922 and 51942.

LCM(51922,51942) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1997¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 787¹
LCM(51922,51942) = 1348466262