What is the Least Common Multiple of 50044 and 50058?

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 50058 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 50058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50044,50058) = 2
LCM(50044,50058) = ( 50044 × 50058) / 2
LCM(50044,50058) = 2505102552 / 2
LCM(50044,50058) = 1252551276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50044 and 50058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50044 and 50058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50044 and 50058.

Prime Factorization of 50044

Prime Factorization of 50058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50044 and 50058.

LCM(50044,50058) = 2² × 12511¹ × 3⁵ × 103¹
LCM(50044,50058) = 1252551276