What is the Least Common Multiple of 50201 and 50218?

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 50201 and 50218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50201 and 50218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50201,50218) = 17
LCM(50201,50218) = ( 50201 × 50218) / 17
LCM(50201,50218) = 2520993818 / 17
LCM(50201,50218) = 148293754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50201 and 50218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50201 and 50218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50201 and 50218.

Prime Factorization of 50201

Prime Factorization of 50218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50201 and 50218.

LCM(50201,50218) = 17¹ × 2953¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 211¹
LCM(50201,50218) = 148293754