What is the Least Common Multiple of 50321 and 50331?

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 50321 and 50331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50321 and 50331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50321,50331) = 1
LCM(50321,50331) = ( 50321 × 50331) / 1
LCM(50321,50331) = 2532706251 / 1
LCM(50321,50331) = 2532706251

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50321 and 50331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50321 and 50331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50321 and 50331.

Prime Factorization of 50321

Prime Factorization of 50331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50321 and 50331.

LCM(50321,50331) = 50321¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 883¹
LCM(50321,50331) = 2532706251