What is the Least Common Multiple of 50042 and 50046?

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 50042 and 50046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50042 and 50046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50042,50046) = 2
LCM(50042,50046) = ( 50042 × 50046) / 2
LCM(50042,50046) = 2504401932 / 2
LCM(50042,50046) = 1252200966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50042 and 50046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50042 and 50046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50042 and 50046.

Prime Factorization of 50042

Prime Factorization of 50046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50042 and 50046.

LCM(50042,50046) = 2¹ × 131¹ × 191¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 439¹
LCM(50042,50046) = 1252200966