What is the Least Common Multiple of 50012 and 50024?

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 50024 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 50024, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50012,50024) = 4
LCM(50012,50024) = ( 50012 × 50024) / 4
LCM(50012,50024) = 2501800288 / 4
LCM(50012,50024) = 625450072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50012 and 50024 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50012 and 50024. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50012 and 50024.

Prime Factorization of 50012

Prime Factorization of 50024

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50012 and 50024.

LCM(50012,50024) = 2³ × 12503¹ × 13² × 37¹
LCM(50012,50024) = 625450072