What is the Least Common Multiple of 50146 and 50150?

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 50146 and 50150 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50146 and 50150, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50146,50150) = 2
LCM(50146,50150) = ( 50146 × 50150) / 2
LCM(50146,50150) = 2514821900 / 2
LCM(50146,50150) = 1257410950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50146 and 50150 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50146 and 50150. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50146 and 50150.

Prime Factorization of 50146

Prime Factorization of 50150

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50146 and 50150.

LCM(50146,50150) = 2¹ × 25073¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 59¹
LCM(50146,50150) = 1257410950