What is the Least Common Multiple of 51965 and 51970?

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 51965 and 51970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51965 and 51970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51965,51970) = 5
LCM(51965,51970) = ( 51965 × 51970) / 5
LCM(51965,51970) = 2700621050 / 5
LCM(51965,51970) = 540124210

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51965 and 51970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51965 and 51970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51965 and 51970.

Prime Factorization of 51965

Prime Factorization of 51970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51965 and 51970.

LCM(51965,51970) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 547¹ × 2¹ × 5197¹
LCM(51965,51970) = 540124210