What is the Least Common Multiple of 50204 and 50215?

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 50204 and 50215 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50204 and 50215, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50204,50215) = 11
LCM(50204,50215) = ( 50204 × 50215) / 11
LCM(50204,50215) = 2520993860 / 11
LCM(50204,50215) = 229181260

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50204 and 50215 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50204 and 50215. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50204 and 50215.

Prime Factorization of 50204

Prime Factorization of 50215

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50204 and 50215.

LCM(50204,50215) = 2² × 7¹ × 11² × 163¹ × 5¹ × 83¹
LCM(50204,50215) = 229181260