What is the Least Common Multiple of 50159 and 50164?

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 50159 and 50164 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50159 and 50164, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50159,50164) = 1
LCM(50159,50164) = ( 50159 × 50164) / 1
LCM(50159,50164) = 2516176076 / 1
LCM(50159,50164) = 2516176076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50159 and 50164 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50159 and 50164. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50159 and 50164.

Prime Factorization of 50159

Prime Factorization of 50164

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50159 and 50164.

LCM(50159,50164) = 50159¹ × 2² × 12541¹
LCM(50159,50164) = 2516176076