What is the Least Common Multiple of 50020 and 50037?

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 50020 and 50037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50020 and 50037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50020,50037) = 1
LCM(50020,50037) = ( 50020 × 50037) / 1
LCM(50020,50037) = 2502850740 / 1
LCM(50020,50037) = 2502850740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50020 and 50037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50020 and 50037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50020 and 50037.

Prime Factorization of 50020

Prime Factorization of 50037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50020 and 50037.

LCM(50020,50037) = 2² × 5¹ × 41¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1283¹
LCM(50020,50037) = 2502850740