What is the Least Common Multiple of 50156 and 50168?

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 50156 and 50168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50156 and 50168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50156,50168) = 4
LCM(50156,50168) = ( 50156 × 50168) / 4
LCM(50156,50168) = 2516226208 / 4
LCM(50156,50168) = 629056552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50156 and 50168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50156 and 50168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50156 and 50168.

Prime Factorization of 50156

Prime Factorization of 50168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50156 and 50168.

LCM(50156,50168) = 2³ × 12539¹ × 6271¹
LCM(50156,50168) = 629056552