What is the Least Common Multiple of 49998 and 50006?

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 49998 and 50006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49998 and 50006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49998,50006) = 2
LCM(49998,50006) = ( 49998 × 50006) / 2
LCM(49998,50006) = 2500199988 / 2
LCM(49998,50006) = 1250099994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49998 and 50006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49998 and 50006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49998 and 50006.

Prime Factorization of 49998

Prime Factorization of 50006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49998 and 50006.

LCM(49998,50006) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 641¹ × 11¹ × 2273¹
LCM(49998,50006) = 1250099994