What is the Least Common Multiple of 50184 and 50188?

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 50184 and 50188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50184 and 50188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50184,50188) = 4
LCM(50184,50188) = ( 50184 × 50188) / 4
LCM(50184,50188) = 2518634592 / 4
LCM(50184,50188) = 629658648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50184 and 50188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50184 and 50188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50184 and 50188.

Prime Factorization of 50184

Prime Factorization of 50188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50184 and 50188.

LCM(50184,50188) = 2³ × 3² × 17¹ × 41¹ × 12547¹
LCM(50184,50188) = 629658648