What is the Least Common Multiple of 941 and 950?

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 941 and 950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 941 and 950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(941,950) = 1
LCM(941,950) = ( 941 × 950) / 1
LCM(941,950) = 893950 / 1
LCM(941,950) = 893950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 941 and 950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 941 and 950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 941 and 950.

Prime Factorization of 941

Prime Factorization of 950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 941 and 950.

LCM(941,950) = 941¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 19¹
LCM(941,950) = 893950