What is the Least Common Multiple of 50014 and 50031?

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 50031 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 50031, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50014,50031) = 17
LCM(50014,50031) = ( 50014 × 50031) / 17
LCM(50014,50031) = 2502250434 / 17
LCM(50014,50031) = 147191202

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50014 and 50031 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50014 and 50031. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50014 and 50031.

Prime Factorization of 50014

Prime Factorization of 50031

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50014 and 50031.

LCM(50014,50031) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1471¹ × 3³ × 109¹
LCM(50014,50031) = 147191202