What is the Least Common Multiple of 51937 and 51953?

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 51937 and 51953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51937 and 51953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51937,51953) = 1
LCM(51937,51953) = ( 51937 × 51953) / 1
LCM(51937,51953) = 2698282961 / 1
LCM(51937,51953) = 2698282961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51937 and 51953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51937 and 51953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51937 and 51953.

Prime Factorization of 51937

Prime Factorization of 51953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51937 and 51953.

LCM(51937,51953) = 167¹ × 311¹ × 11¹ × 4723¹
LCM(51937,51953) = 2698282961