What is the Least Common Multiple of 50201 and 50221?

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 50221 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 50221, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50201,50221) = 1
LCM(50201,50221) = ( 50201 × 50221) / 1
LCM(50201,50221) = 2521144421 / 1
LCM(50201,50221) = 2521144421

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50201 and 50221 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50201 and 50221. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50201 and 50221.

Prime Factorization of 50201

Prime Factorization of 50221

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50201 and 50221.

LCM(50201,50221) = 17¹ × 2953¹ × 50221¹
LCM(50201,50221) = 2521144421