What is the Least Common Multiple of 51932 and 51944?

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 51932 and 51944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51932 and 51944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51932,51944) = 4
LCM(51932,51944) = ( 51932 × 51944) / 4
LCM(51932,51944) = 2697555808 / 4
LCM(51932,51944) = 674388952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51932 and 51944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51932 and 51944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51932 and 51944.

Prime Factorization of 51932

Prime Factorization of 51944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51932 and 51944.

LCM(51932,51944) = 2³ × 12983¹ × 43¹ × 151¹
LCM(51932,51944) = 674388952