What is the Least Common Multiple of 50908 and 50921?

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 50908 and 50921 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50908 and 50921, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50908,50921) = 13
LCM(50908,50921) = ( 50908 × 50921) / 13
LCM(50908,50921) = 2592286268 / 13
LCM(50908,50921) = 199406636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50908 and 50921 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50908 and 50921. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50908 and 50921.

Prime Factorization of 50908

Prime Factorization of 50921

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50908 and 50921.

LCM(50908,50921) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 89¹ × 3917¹
LCM(50908,50921) = 199406636