What is the Least Common Multiple of 51947 and 51959?

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 51947 and 51959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51947 and 51959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51947,51959) = 1
LCM(51947,51959) = ( 51947 × 51959) / 1
LCM(51947,51959) = 2699114173 / 1
LCM(51947,51959) = 2699114173

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51947 and 51959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51947 and 51959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51947 and 51959.

Prime Factorization of 51947

Prime Factorization of 51959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51947 and 51959.

LCM(51947,51959) = 7¹ × 41¹ × 181¹ × 223¹ × 233¹
LCM(51947,51959) = 2699114173