What is the Least Common Multiple of 50887 and 50905?

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 50887 and 50905 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50887 and 50905, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50887,50905) = 1
LCM(50887,50905) = ( 50887 × 50905) / 1
LCM(50887,50905) = 2590402735 / 1
LCM(50887,50905) = 2590402735

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50887 and 50905 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50887 and 50905. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50887 and 50905.

Prime Factorization of 50887

Prime Factorization of 50905

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50887 and 50905.

LCM(50887,50905) = 151¹ × 337¹ × 5¹ × 10181¹
LCM(50887,50905) = 2590402735