What is the Least Common Multiple of 51956 and 51967?

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 51956 and 51967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51956 and 51967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51956,51967) = 1
LCM(51956,51967) = ( 51956 × 51967) / 1
LCM(51956,51967) = 2699997452 / 1
LCM(51956,51967) = 2699997452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51956 and 51967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51956 and 51967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51956 and 51967.

Prime Factorization of 51956

Prime Factorization of 51967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51956 and 51967.

LCM(51956,51967) = 2² × 31¹ × 419¹ × 157¹ × 331¹
LCM(51956,51967) = 2699997452