What is the Least Common Multiple of 49988 and 50007?

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 49988 and 50007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49988 and 50007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49988,50007) = 1
LCM(49988,50007) = ( 49988 × 50007) / 1
LCM(49988,50007) = 2499749916 / 1
LCM(49988,50007) = 2499749916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49988 and 50007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49988 and 50007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49988 and 50007.

Prime Factorization of 49988

Prime Factorization of 50007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49988 and 50007.

LCM(49988,50007) = 2² × 12497¹ × 3¹ × 79¹ × 211¹
LCM(49988,50007) = 2499749916