What is the Least Common Multiple of 51537 and 51541?

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 51537 and 51541 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51537 and 51541, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51537,51541) = 1
LCM(51537,51541) = ( 51537 × 51541) / 1
LCM(51537,51541) = 2656268517 / 1
LCM(51537,51541) = 2656268517

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51537 and 51541 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51537 and 51541. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51537 and 51541.

Prime Factorization of 51537

Prime Factorization of 51541

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51537 and 51541.

LCM(51537,51541) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 419¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 199¹
LCM(51537,51541) = 2656268517