What is the Least Common Multiple of 50168 and 50172?

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 50168 and 50172 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50168 and 50172, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50168,50172) = 4
LCM(50168,50172) = ( 50168 × 50172) / 4
LCM(50168,50172) = 2517028896 / 4
LCM(50168,50172) = 629257224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50168 and 50172 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50168 and 50172. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50168 and 50172.

Prime Factorization of 50168

Prime Factorization of 50172

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50168 and 50172.

LCM(50168,50172) = 2³ × 6271¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 113¹
LCM(50168,50172) = 629257224