What is the Least Common Multiple of 5149 and 5157?

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 5149 and 5157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5149 and 5157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5149,5157) = 1
LCM(5149,5157) = ( 5149 × 5157) / 1
LCM(5149,5157) = 26553393 / 1
LCM(5149,5157) = 26553393

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5149 and 5157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5149 and 5157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5149 and 5157.

Prime Factorization of 5149

Prime Factorization of 5157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5149 and 5157.

LCM(5149,5157) = 19¹ × 271¹ × 3³ × 191¹
LCM(5149,5157) = 26553393