What is the Least Common Multiple of 50343 and 50357?

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 50343 and 50357 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50343 and 50357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50343,50357) = 1
LCM(50343,50357) = ( 50343 × 50357) / 1
LCM(50343,50357) = 2535122451 / 1
LCM(50343,50357) = 2535122451

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50343 and 50357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50343 and 50357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50343 and 50357.

Prime Factorization of 50343

Prime Factorization of 50357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50343 and 50357.

LCM(50343,50357) = 3¹ × 97¹ × 173¹ × 37¹ × 1361¹
LCM(50343,50357) = 2535122451