What is the Least Common Multiple of 50959 and 50963?

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 50959 and 50963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50959 and 50963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50959,50963) = 1
LCM(50959,50963) = ( 50959 × 50963) / 1
LCM(50959,50963) = 2597023517 / 1
LCM(50959,50963) = 2597023517

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50959 and 50963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50959 and 50963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50959 and 50963.

Prime Factorization of 50959

Prime Factorization of 50963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50959 and 50963.

LCM(50959,50963) = 131¹ × 389¹ × 11¹ × 41¹ × 113¹
LCM(50959,50963) = 2597023517