What is the Least Common Multiple of 51537 and 51554?

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 51554 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 51554, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51537,51554) = 1
LCM(51537,51554) = ( 51537 × 51554) / 1
LCM(51537,51554) = 2656938498 / 1
LCM(51537,51554) = 2656938498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51537 and 51554 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51537 and 51554. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51537 and 51554.

Prime Factorization of 51537

Prime Factorization of 51554

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51537 and 51554.

LCM(51537,51554) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 419¹ × 2¹ × 149¹ × 173¹
LCM(51537,51554) = 2656938498