What is the Least Common Multiple of 50217 and 50223?

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 50217 and 50223 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50217 and 50223, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50217,50223) = 3
LCM(50217,50223) = ( 50217 × 50223) / 3
LCM(50217,50223) = 2522048391 / 3
LCM(50217,50223) = 840682797

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50217 and 50223 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50217 and 50223. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50217 and 50223.

Prime Factorization of 50217

Prime Factorization of 50223

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50217 and 50223.

LCM(50217,50223) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 881¹ × 16741¹
LCM(50217,50223) = 840682797