What is the Least Common Multiple of 51879 and 51899?

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 51879 and 51899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51879 and 51899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51879,51899) = 1
LCM(51879,51899) = ( 51879 × 51899) / 1
LCM(51879,51899) = 2692468221 / 1
LCM(51879,51899) = 2692468221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51879 and 51899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51879 and 51899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51879 and 51899.

Prime Factorization of 51879

Prime Factorization of 51899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51879 and 51899.

LCM(51879,51899) = 3¹ × 17293¹ × 51899¹
LCM(51879,51899) = 2692468221