What is the Least Common Multiple of 50903 and 50918?

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 50903 and 50918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50903 and 50918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50903,50918) = 1
LCM(50903,50918) = ( 50903 × 50918) / 1
LCM(50903,50918) = 2591878954 / 1
LCM(50903,50918) = 2591878954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50903 and 50918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50903 and 50918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50903 and 50918.

Prime Factorization of 50903

Prime Factorization of 50918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50903 and 50918.

LCM(50903,50918) = 109¹ × 467¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 3637¹
LCM(50903,50918) = 2591878954