What is the Least Common Multiple of 50014 and 50021?

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 50014 and 50021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50014 and 50021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50014,50021) = 1
LCM(50014,50021) = ( 50014 × 50021) / 1
LCM(50014,50021) = 2501750294 / 1
LCM(50014,50021) = 2501750294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50014 and 50021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50014 and 50021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50014 and 50021.

Prime Factorization of 50014

Prime Factorization of 50021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50014 and 50021.

LCM(50014,50021) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1471¹ × 50021¹
LCM(50014,50021) = 2501750294