What is the Least Common Multiple of 50045 and 50050?

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 50045 and 50050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50045 and 50050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50045,50050) = 5
LCM(50045,50050) = ( 50045 × 50050) / 5
LCM(50045,50050) = 2504752250 / 5
LCM(50045,50050) = 500950450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50045 and 50050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50045 and 50050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50045 and 50050.

Prime Factorization of 50045

Prime Factorization of 50050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50045 and 50050.

LCM(50045,50050) = 5² × 10009¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 13¹
LCM(50045,50050) = 500950450