What is the Least Common Multiple of 51579 and 51589?

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 51579 and 51589 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51579 and 51589, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51579,51589) = 1
LCM(51579,51589) = ( 51579 × 51589) / 1
LCM(51579,51589) = 2660909031 / 1
LCM(51579,51589) = 2660909031

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51579 and 51589 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51579 and 51589. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51579 and 51589.

Prime Factorization of 51579

Prime Factorization of 51589

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51579 and 51589.

LCM(51579,51589) = 3² × 11¹ × 521¹ × 23¹ × 2243¹
LCM(51579,51589) = 2660909031