What is the Least Common Multiple of 51961 and 51979?

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 51961 and 51979 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51961 and 51979, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51961,51979) = 1
LCM(51961,51979) = ( 51961 × 51979) / 1
LCM(51961,51979) = 2700880819 / 1
LCM(51961,51979) = 2700880819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51961 and 51979 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51961 and 51979. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51961 and 51979.

Prime Factorization of 51961

Prime Factorization of 51979

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51961 and 51979.

LCM(51961,51979) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 571¹ × 59¹ × 881¹
LCM(51961,51979) = 2700880819