What is the Least Common Multiple of 50153 and 50157?

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 50153 and 50157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50153 and 50157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50153,50157) = 1
LCM(50153,50157) = ( 50153 × 50157) / 1
LCM(50153,50157) = 2515524021 / 1
LCM(50153,50157) = 2515524021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50153 and 50157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50153 and 50157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50153 and 50157.

Prime Factorization of 50153

Prime Factorization of 50157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50153 and 50157.

LCM(50153,50157) = 50153¹ × 3² × 5573¹
LCM(50153,50157) = 2515524021