What is the Least Common Multiple of 50226 and 50240?

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 50226 and 50240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50226 and 50240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50226,50240) = 2
LCM(50226,50240) = ( 50226 × 50240) / 2
LCM(50226,50240) = 2523354240 / 2
LCM(50226,50240) = 1261677120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50226 and 50240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50226 and 50240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50226 and 50240.

Prime Factorization of 50226

Prime Factorization of 50240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50226 and 50240.

LCM(50226,50240) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 761¹ × 5¹ × 157¹
LCM(50226,50240) = 1261677120