What is the Least Common Multiple of 50178 and 50184?

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 50178 and 50184 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50178 and 50184, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50178,50184) = 6
LCM(50178,50184) = ( 50178 × 50184) / 6
LCM(50178,50184) = 2518132752 / 6
LCM(50178,50184) = 419688792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50178 and 50184 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50178 and 50184. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50178 and 50184.

Prime Factorization of 50178

Prime Factorization of 50184

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50178 and 50184.

LCM(50178,50184) = 2³ × 3² × 8363¹ × 17¹ × 41¹
LCM(50178,50184) = 419688792