What is the Least Common Multiple of 51946 and 51952?

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 51946 and 51952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51946 and 51952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51946,51952) = 2
LCM(51946,51952) = ( 51946 × 51952) / 2
LCM(51946,51952) = 2698698592 / 2
LCM(51946,51952) = 1349349296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51946 and 51952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51946 and 51952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51946 and 51952.

Prime Factorization of 51946

Prime Factorization of 51952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51946 and 51952.

LCM(51946,51952) = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 1367¹ × 17¹ × 191¹
LCM(51946,51952) = 1349349296