What is the Least Common Multiple of 50018 and 50028?

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 50018 and 50028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50018 and 50028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50018,50028) = 2
LCM(50018,50028) = ( 50018 × 50028) / 2
LCM(50018,50028) = 2502300504 / 2
LCM(50018,50028) = 1251150252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50018 and 50028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50018 and 50028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50018 and 50028.

Prime Factorization of 50018

Prime Factorization of 50028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50018 and 50028.

LCM(50018,50028) = 2² × 89¹ × 281¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 379¹
LCM(50018,50028) = 1251150252