What is the Least Common Multiple of 50937 and 50955?

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 50937 and 50955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50937 and 50955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50937,50955) = 3
LCM(50937,50955) = ( 50937 × 50955) / 3
LCM(50937,50955) = 2595494835 / 3
LCM(50937,50955) = 865164945

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50937 and 50955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50937 and 50955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50937 and 50955.

Prime Factorization of 50937

Prime Factorization of 50955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50937 and 50955.

LCM(50937,50955) = 3¹ × 16979¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 79¹
LCM(50937,50955) = 865164945