What is the Least Common Multiple of 51943 and 51951?

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 51943 and 51951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51943 and 51951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51943,51951) = 1
LCM(51943,51951) = ( 51943 × 51951) / 1
LCM(51943,51951) = 2698490793 / 1
LCM(51943,51951) = 2698490793

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51943 and 51951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51943 and 51951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51943 and 51951.

Prime Factorization of 51943

Prime Factorization of 51951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51943 and 51951.

LCM(51943,51951) = 127¹ × 409¹ × 3¹ × 17317¹
LCM(51943,51951) = 2698490793