What is the Least Common Multiple of 5141 and 5149?

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 5141 and 5149 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5141 and 5149, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5141,5149) = 1
LCM(5141,5149) = ( 5141 × 5149) / 1
LCM(5141,5149) = 26471009 / 1
LCM(5141,5149) = 26471009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5141 and 5149 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5141 and 5149. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5141 and 5149.

Prime Factorization of 5141

Prime Factorization of 5149

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5141 and 5149.

LCM(5141,5149) = 53¹ × 97¹ × 19¹ × 271¹
LCM(5141,5149) = 26471009