What is the Least Common Multiple of 50271 and 50289?

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 50271 and 50289 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50271 and 50289, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50271,50289) = 3
LCM(50271,50289) = ( 50271 × 50289) / 3
LCM(50271,50289) = 2528078319 / 3
LCM(50271,50289) = 842692773

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50271 and 50289 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50271 and 50289. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50271 and 50289.

Prime Factorization of 50271

Prime Factorization of 50289

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50271 and 50289.

LCM(50271,50289) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 1289¹ × 16763¹
LCM(50271,50289) = 842692773