What is the Least Common Multiple of 50553 and 50558?

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 50553 and 50558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50553 and 50558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50553,50558) = 1
LCM(50553,50558) = ( 50553 × 50558) / 1
LCM(50553,50558) = 2555858574 / 1
LCM(50553,50558) = 2555858574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50553 and 50558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50553 and 50558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50553 and 50558.

Prime Factorization of 50553

Prime Factorization of 50558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50553 and 50558.

LCM(50553,50558) = 3² × 41¹ × 137¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 1487¹
LCM(50553,50558) = 2555858574