What is the Least Common Multiple of 51999 and 52003?

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 51999 and 52003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51999 and 52003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51999,52003) = 1
LCM(51999,52003) = ( 51999 × 52003) / 1
LCM(51999,52003) = 2704103997 / 1
LCM(51999,52003) = 2704103997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51999 and 52003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51999 and 52003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51999 and 52003.

Prime Factorization of 51999

Prime Factorization of 52003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51999 and 52003.

LCM(51999,52003) = 3¹ × 17333¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 23¹
LCM(51999,52003) = 2704103997