What is the Least Common Multiple of 50101 and 50109?

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 50101 and 50109 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50101 and 50109, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50101,50109) = 1
LCM(50101,50109) = ( 50101 × 50109) / 1
LCM(50101,50109) = 2510511009 / 1
LCM(50101,50109) = 2510511009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50101 and 50109 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50101 and 50109. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50101 and 50109.

Prime Factorization of 50101

Prime Factorization of 50109

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50101 and 50109.

LCM(50101,50109) = 50101¹ × 3¹ × 16703¹
LCM(50101,50109) = 2510511009