What is the Least Common Multiple of 50173 and 50186?

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 50173 and 50186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50173 and 50186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50173,50186) = 1
LCM(50173,50186) = ( 50173 × 50186) / 1
LCM(50173,50186) = 2517982178 / 1
LCM(50173,50186) = 2517982178

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50173 and 50186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50173 and 50186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50173 and 50186.

Prime Factorization of 50173

Prime Factorization of 50186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50173 and 50186.

LCM(50173,50186) = 131¹ × 383¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 1091¹
LCM(50173,50186) = 2517982178