What is the Least Common Multiple of 51887 and 51901?

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 51887 and 51901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51887 and 51901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51887,51901) = 1
LCM(51887,51901) = ( 51887 × 51901) / 1
LCM(51887,51901) = 2692987187 / 1
LCM(51887,51901) = 2692987187

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51887 and 51901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51887 and 51901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51887 and 51901.

Prime Factorization of 51887

Prime Factorization of 51901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51887 and 51901.

LCM(51887,51901) = 11¹ × 53¹ × 89¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 71¹
LCM(51887,51901) = 2692987187