What is the Least Common Multiple of 51954 and 51962?

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 51954 and 51962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51954 and 51962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51954,51962) = 2
LCM(51954,51962) = ( 51954 × 51962) / 2
LCM(51954,51962) = 2699633748 / 2
LCM(51954,51962) = 1349816874

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51954 and 51962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51954 and 51962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51954 and 51962.

Prime Factorization of 51954

Prime Factorization of 51962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51954 and 51962.

LCM(51954,51962) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1237¹ × 25981¹
LCM(51954,51962) = 1349816874