What is the Least Common Multiple of 50931 and 50950?

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 50931 and 50950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50931 and 50950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50931,50950) = 1
LCM(50931,50950) = ( 50931 × 50950) / 1
LCM(50931,50950) = 2594934450 / 1
LCM(50931,50950) = 2594934450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50931 and 50950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50931 and 50950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50931 and 50950.

Prime Factorization of 50931

Prime Factorization of 50950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50931 and 50950.

LCM(50931,50950) = 3² × 5659¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 1019¹
LCM(50931,50950) = 2594934450