What is the Least Common Multiple of 50144 and 50156?

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 50144 and 50156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50144 and 50156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50144,50156) = 4
LCM(50144,50156) = ( 50144 × 50156) / 4
LCM(50144,50156) = 2515022464 / 4
LCM(50144,50156) = 628755616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50144 and 50156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50144 and 50156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50144 and 50156.

Prime Factorization of 50144

Prime Factorization of 50156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50144 and 50156.

LCM(50144,50156) = 2⁵ × 1567¹ × 12539¹
LCM(50144,50156) = 628755616