What is the Least Common Multiple of 51958 and 51964?

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 51958 and 51964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51958 and 51964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51958,51964) = 2
LCM(51958,51964) = ( 51958 × 51964) / 2
LCM(51958,51964) = 2699945512 / 2
LCM(51958,51964) = 1349972756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51958 and 51964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51958 and 51964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51958 and 51964.

Prime Factorization of 51958

Prime Factorization of 51964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51958 and 51964.

LCM(51958,51964) = 2² × 83¹ × 313¹ × 11¹ × 1181¹
LCM(51958,51964) = 1349972756