What is the Least Common Multiple of 50044 and 50054?

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 50044 and 50054 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50044 and 50054, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50044,50054) = 2
LCM(50044,50054) = ( 50044 × 50054) / 2
LCM(50044,50054) = 2504902376 / 2
LCM(50044,50054) = 1252451188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50044 and 50054 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50044 and 50054. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50044 and 50054.

Prime Factorization of 50044

Prime Factorization of 50054

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50044 and 50054.

LCM(50044,50054) = 2² × 12511¹ × 29¹ × 863¹
LCM(50044,50054) = 1252451188