What is the Least Common Multiple of 50240 and 50245?

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 50240 and 50245 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50240 and 50245, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50240,50245) = 5
LCM(50240,50245) = ( 50240 × 50245) / 5
LCM(50240,50245) = 2524308800 / 5
LCM(50240,50245) = 504861760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50240 and 50245 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50240 and 50245. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50240 and 50245.

Prime Factorization of 50240

Prime Factorization of 50245

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50240 and 50245.

LCM(50240,50245) = 2⁶ × 5¹ × 157¹ × 13¹ × 773¹
LCM(50240,50245) = 504861760