What is the Least Common Multiple of 50259 and 50263?

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 50259 and 50263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50259 and 50263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50259,50263) = 1
LCM(50259,50263) = ( 50259 × 50263) / 1
LCM(50259,50263) = 2526168117 / 1
LCM(50259,50263) = 2526168117

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50259 and 50263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50259 and 50263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50259 and 50263.

Prime Factorization of 50259

Prime Factorization of 50263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50259 and 50263.

LCM(50259,50263) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1523¹ × 50263¹
LCM(50259,50263) = 2526168117