What is the Least Common Multiple of 50999 and 51004?

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 50999 and 51004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50999 and 51004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50999,51004) = 1
LCM(50999,51004) = ( 50999 × 51004) / 1
LCM(50999,51004) = 2601152996 / 1
LCM(50999,51004) = 2601152996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50999 and 51004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50999 and 51004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50999 and 51004.

Prime Factorization of 50999

Prime Factorization of 51004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50999 and 51004.

LCM(50999,51004) = 13¹ × 3923¹ × 2² × 41¹ × 311¹
LCM(50999,51004) = 2601152996