What is the Least Common Multiple of 50253 and 50260?

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 50253 and 50260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50253 and 50260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50253,50260) = 7
LCM(50253,50260) = ( 50253 × 50260) / 7
LCM(50253,50260) = 2525715780 / 7
LCM(50253,50260) = 360816540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50253 and 50260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50253 and 50260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50253 and 50260.

Prime Factorization of 50253

Prime Factorization of 50260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50253 and 50260.

LCM(50253,50260) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2393¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 359¹
LCM(50253,50260) = 360816540