What is the Least Common Multiple of 51551 and 51571?

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 51551 and 51571 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51551 and 51571, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51551,51571) = 1
LCM(51551,51571) = ( 51551 × 51571) / 1
LCM(51551,51571) = 2658536621 / 1
LCM(51551,51571) = 2658536621

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51551 and 51571 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51551 and 51571. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51551 and 51571.

Prime Factorization of 51551

Prime Factorization of 51571

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51551 and 51571.

LCM(51551,51571) = 51551¹ × 13¹ × 3967¹
LCM(51551,51571) = 2658536621