What is the Least Common Multiple of 51944 and 51963?

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 51944 and 51963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51944 and 51963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51944,51963) = 1
LCM(51944,51963) = ( 51944 × 51963) / 1
LCM(51944,51963) = 2699166072 / 1
LCM(51944,51963) = 2699166072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51944 and 51963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51944 and 51963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51944 and 51963.

Prime Factorization of 51944

Prime Factorization of 51963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51944 and 51963.

LCM(51944,51963) = 2³ × 43¹ × 151¹ × 3¹ × 17321¹
LCM(51944,51963) = 2699166072