What is the Least Common Multiple of 50212 and 50226?

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 50212 and 50226 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50212 and 50226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50212,50226) = 2
LCM(50212,50226) = ( 50212 × 50226) / 2
LCM(50212,50226) = 2521947912 / 2
LCM(50212,50226) = 1260973956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50212 and 50226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50212 and 50226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50212 and 50226.

Prime Factorization of 50212

Prime Factorization of 50226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50212 and 50226.

LCM(50212,50226) = 2² × 12553¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 761¹
LCM(50212,50226) = 1260973956