What is the Least Common Multiple of 50989 and 51009?

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 50989 and 51009 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50989 and 51009, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50989,51009) = 1
LCM(50989,51009) = ( 50989 × 51009) / 1
LCM(50989,51009) = 2600897901 / 1
LCM(50989,51009) = 2600897901

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50989 and 51009 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50989 and 51009. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50989 and 51009.

Prime Factorization of 50989

Prime Factorization of 51009

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50989 and 51009.

LCM(50989,51009) = 50989¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 347¹
LCM(50989,51009) = 2600897901