What is the Least Common Multiple of 50186 and 50204?

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 50186 and 50204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50186 and 50204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50186,50204) = 2
LCM(50186,50204) = ( 50186 × 50204) / 2
LCM(50186,50204) = 2519537944 / 2
LCM(50186,50204) = 1259768972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50186 and 50204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50186 and 50204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50186 and 50204.

Prime Factorization of 50186

Prime Factorization of 50204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50186 and 50204.

LCM(50186,50204) = 2² × 23¹ × 1091¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 163¹
LCM(50186,50204) = 1259768972