What is the Least Common Multiple of 50003 and 50008?

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 50003 and 50008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50003 and 50008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50003,50008) = 1
LCM(50003,50008) = ( 50003 × 50008) / 1
LCM(50003,50008) = 2500550024 / 1
LCM(50003,50008) = 2500550024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50003 and 50008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50003 and 50008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50003 and 50008.

Prime Factorization of 50003

Prime Factorization of 50008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50003 and 50008.

LCM(50003,50008) = 31¹ × 1613¹ × 2³ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 47¹
LCM(50003,50008) = 2500550024