What is the Least Common Multiple of 50994 and 51010?

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 50994 and 51010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50994 and 51010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50994,51010) = 2
LCM(50994,51010) = ( 50994 × 51010) / 2
LCM(50994,51010) = 2601203940 / 2
LCM(50994,51010) = 1300601970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50994 and 51010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50994 and 51010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50994 and 51010.

Prime Factorization of 50994

Prime Factorization of 51010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50994 and 51010.

LCM(50994,51010) = 2¹ × 3² × 2833¹ × 5¹ × 5101¹
LCM(50994,51010) = 1300601970