What is the Least Common Multiple of 50012 and 50017?

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 50012 and 50017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50012 and 50017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50012,50017) = 1
LCM(50012,50017) = ( 50012 × 50017) / 1
LCM(50012,50017) = 2501450204 / 1
LCM(50012,50017) = 2501450204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50012 and 50017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50012 and 50017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50012 and 50017.

Prime Factorization of 50012

Prime Factorization of 50017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50012 and 50017.

LCM(50012,50017) = 2² × 12503¹ × 11¹ × 4547¹
LCM(50012,50017) = 2501450204