What is the Least Common Multiple of 5051 and 5057?

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 5051 and 5057 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5051 and 5057, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5051,5057) = 1
LCM(5051,5057) = ( 5051 × 5057) / 1
LCM(5051,5057) = 25542907 / 1
LCM(5051,5057) = 25542907

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5051 and 5057 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5051 and 5057. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5051 and 5057.

Prime Factorization of 5051

Prime Factorization of 5057

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5051 and 5057.

LCM(5051,5057) = 5051¹ × 13¹ × 389¹
LCM(5051,5057) = 25542907