What is the Least Common Multiple of 50988 and 50997?

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 50988 and 50997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50988 and 50997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50988,50997) = 3
LCM(50988,50997) = ( 50988 × 50997) / 3
LCM(50988,50997) = 2600235036 / 3
LCM(50988,50997) = 866745012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50988 and 50997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50988 and 50997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50988 and 50997.

Prime Factorization of 50988

Prime Factorization of 50997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50988 and 50997.

LCM(50988,50997) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 607¹ × 89¹ × 191¹
LCM(50988,50997) = 866745012