What is the Least Common Multiple of 50074 and 50084?

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 50074 and 50084 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50074 and 50084, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50074,50084) = 2
LCM(50074,50084) = ( 50074 × 50084) / 2
LCM(50074,50084) = 2507906216 / 2
LCM(50074,50084) = 1253953108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50074 and 50084 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50074 and 50084. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50074 and 50084.

Prime Factorization of 50074

Prime Factorization of 50084

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50074 and 50084.

LCM(50074,50084) = 2² × 25037¹ × 19¹ × 659¹
LCM(50074,50084) = 1253953108