What is the Least Common Multiple of 50234 and 50250?

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 50234 and 50250 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50234 and 50250, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50234,50250) = 2
LCM(50234,50250) = ( 50234 × 50250) / 2
LCM(50234,50250) = 2524258500 / 2
LCM(50234,50250) = 1262129250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50234 and 50250 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50234 and 50250. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50234 and 50250.

Prime Factorization of 50234

Prime Factorization of 50250

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50234 and 50250.

LCM(50234,50250) = 2¹ × 25117¹ × 3¹ × 5³ × 67¹
LCM(50234,50250) = 1262129250