What is the Least Common Multiple of 51050 and 51055?

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 51050 and 51055 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 51050 and 51055, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(51050,51055) = 5
LCM(51050,51055) = ( 51050 × 51055) / 5
LCM(51050,51055) = 2606357750 / 5
LCM(51050,51055) = 521271550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 51050 and 51055 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 51050 and 51055. First we will calculate the prime factors of 51050 and 51055.

Prime Factorization of 51050

Prime Factorization of 51055

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 51050 and 51055.

LCM(51050,51055) = 2¹ × 5² × 1021¹ × 10211¹
LCM(51050,51055) = 521271550