What is the Least Common Multiple of 49996 and 50004?

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 49996 and 50004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49996 and 50004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49996,50004) = 4
LCM(49996,50004) = ( 49996 × 50004) / 4
LCM(49996,50004) = 2499999984 / 4
LCM(49996,50004) = 624999996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49996 and 50004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49996 and 50004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49996 and 50004.

Prime Factorization of 49996

Prime Factorization of 50004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49996 and 50004.

LCM(49996,50004) = 2² × 29¹ × 431¹ × 3³ × 463¹
LCM(49996,50004) = 624999996