What is the Least Common Multiple of 50248 and 50257?

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 50248 and 50257 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50248 and 50257, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50248,50257) = 1
LCM(50248,50257) = ( 50248 × 50257) / 1
LCM(50248,50257) = 2525313736 / 1
LCM(50248,50257) = 2525313736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50248 and 50257 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50248 and 50257. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50248 and 50257.

Prime Factorization of 50248

Prime Factorization of 50257

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50248 and 50257.

LCM(50248,50257) = 2³ × 11¹ × 571¹ × 29¹ × 1733¹
LCM(50248,50257) = 2525313736