What is the Least Common Multiple of 50120 and 50130?

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 50120 and 50130 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50120 and 50130, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50120,50130) = 10
LCM(50120,50130) = ( 50120 × 50130) / 10
LCM(50120,50130) = 2512515600 / 10
LCM(50120,50130) = 251251560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50120 and 50130 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50120 and 50130. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50120 and 50130.

Prime Factorization of 50120

Prime Factorization of 50130

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50120 and 50130.

LCM(50120,50130) = 2³ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 179¹ × 3² × 557¹
LCM(50120,50130) = 251251560