What is the Least Common Multiple of 51989 and 52004?

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 51989 and 52004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51989 and 52004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51989,52004) = 1
LCM(51989,52004) = ( 51989 × 52004) / 1
LCM(51989,52004) = 2703635956 / 1
LCM(51989,52004) = 2703635956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51989 and 52004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51989 and 52004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51989 and 52004.

Prime Factorization of 51989

Prime Factorization of 52004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51989 and 52004.

LCM(51989,52004) = 7² × 1061¹ × 2² × 13001¹
LCM(51989,52004) = 2703635956