What is the Least Common Multiple of 50661 and 50668?

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 50661 and 50668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50661 and 50668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50661,50668) = 1
LCM(50661,50668) = ( 50661 × 50668) / 1
LCM(50661,50668) = 2566891548 / 1
LCM(50661,50668) = 2566891548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50661 and 50668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50661 and 50668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50661 and 50668.

Prime Factorization of 50661

Prime Factorization of 50668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50661 and 50668.

LCM(50661,50668) = 3² × 13¹ × 433¹ × 2² × 53¹ × 239¹
LCM(50661,50668) = 2566891548