What is the Least Common Multiple of 50957 and 50971?

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 50957 and 50971 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50957 and 50971, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50957,50971) = 1
LCM(50957,50971) = ( 50957 × 50971) / 1
LCM(50957,50971) = 2597329247 / 1
LCM(50957,50971) = 2597329247

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50957 and 50971 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50957 and 50971. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50957 and 50971.

Prime Factorization of 50957

Prime Factorization of 50971

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50957 and 50971.

LCM(50957,50971) = 50957¹ × 50971¹
LCM(50957,50971) = 2597329247