What is the Least Common Multiple of 50046 and 50066?

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 50046 and 50066 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50046 and 50066, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50046,50066) = 2
LCM(50046,50066) = ( 50046 × 50066) / 2
LCM(50046,50066) = 2505603036 / 2
LCM(50046,50066) = 1252801518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50046 and 50066 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50046 and 50066. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50046 and 50066.

Prime Factorization of 50046

Prime Factorization of 50066

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50046 and 50066.

LCM(50046,50066) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 439¹ × 25033¹
LCM(50046,50066) = 1252801518