What is the Least Common Multiple of 50002 and 50018?

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 50002 and 50018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50002 and 50018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50002,50018) = 2
LCM(50002,50018) = ( 50002 × 50018) / 2
LCM(50002,50018) = 2501000036 / 2
LCM(50002,50018) = 1250500018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50002 and 50018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50002 and 50018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50002 and 50018.

Prime Factorization of 50002

Prime Factorization of 50018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50002 and 50018.

LCM(50002,50018) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1087¹ × 89¹ × 281¹
LCM(50002,50018) = 1250500018