What is the Least Common Multiple of 50953 and 50961?

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 50953 and 50961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50953 and 50961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50953,50961) = 1
LCM(50953,50961) = ( 50953 × 50961) / 1
LCM(50953,50961) = 2596615833 / 1
LCM(50953,50961) = 2596615833

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50953 and 50961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50953 and 50961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50953 and 50961.

Prime Factorization of 50953

Prime Factorization of 50961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50953 and 50961.

LCM(50953,50961) = 7¹ × 29¹ × 251¹ × 3¹ × 16987¹
LCM(50953,50961) = 2596615833