What is the Least Common Multiple of 50999 and 51005?

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 51005 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 51005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50999,51005) = 1
LCM(50999,51005) = ( 50999 × 51005) / 1
LCM(50999,51005) = 2601203995 / 1
LCM(50999,51005) = 2601203995

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50999 and 51005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50999 and 51005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50999 and 51005.

Prime Factorization of 50999

Prime Factorization of 51005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50999 and 51005.

LCM(50999,51005) = 13¹ × 3923¹ × 5¹ × 101²
LCM(50999,51005) = 2601203995