What is the Least Common Multiple of 50843 and 50851?

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 50843 and 50851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50843 and 50851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50843,50851) = 1
LCM(50843,50851) = ( 50843 × 50851) / 1
LCM(50843,50851) = 2585417393 / 1
LCM(50843,50851) = 2585417393

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50843 and 50851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50843 and 50851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50843 and 50851.

Prime Factorization of 50843

Prime Factorization of 50851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50843 and 50851.

LCM(50843,50851) = 13¹ × 3911¹ × 211¹ × 241¹
LCM(50843,50851) = 2585417393