What is the Least Common Multiple of 51969 and 51976?

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 51969 and 51976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51969 and 51976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51969,51976) = 1
LCM(51969,51976) = ( 51969 × 51976) / 1
LCM(51969,51976) = 2701140744 / 1
LCM(51969,51976) = 2701140744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51969 and 51976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51969 and 51976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51969 and 51976.

Prime Factorization of 51969

Prime Factorization of 51976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51969 and 51976.

LCM(51969,51976) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 1019¹ × 2³ × 73¹ × 89¹
LCM(51969,51976) = 2701140744