What is the Least Common Multiple of 50996 and 51001?

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 50996 and 51001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50996 and 51001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50996,51001) = 1
LCM(50996,51001) = ( 50996 × 51001) / 1
LCM(50996,51001) = 2600846996 / 1
LCM(50996,51001) = 2600846996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50996 and 51001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50996 and 51001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50996 and 51001.

Prime Factorization of 50996

Prime Factorization of 51001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50996 and 51001.

LCM(50996,51001) = 2² × 11¹ × 19¹ × 61¹ × 51001¹
LCM(50996,51001) = 2600846996