What is the Least Common Multiple of 51044 and 51050?

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 51044 and 51050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51044 and 51050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51044,51050) = 2
LCM(51044,51050) = ( 51044 × 51050) / 2
LCM(51044,51050) = 2605796200 / 2
LCM(51044,51050) = 1302898100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51044 and 51050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51044 and 51050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51044 and 51050.

Prime Factorization of 51044

Prime Factorization of 51050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51044 and 51050.

LCM(51044,51050) = 2² × 7¹ × 1823¹ × 5² × 1021¹
LCM(51044,51050) = 1302898100