What is the Least Common Multiple of 50274 and 50284?

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 50274 and 50284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50274 and 50284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50274,50284) = 2
LCM(50274,50284) = ( 50274 × 50284) / 2
LCM(50274,50284) = 2527977816 / 2
LCM(50274,50284) = 1263988908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50274 and 50284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50274 and 50284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50274 and 50284.

Prime Factorization of 50274

Prime Factorization of 50284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50274 and 50284.

LCM(50274,50284) = 2² × 3³ × 7² × 19¹ × 13¹ × 967¹
LCM(50274,50284) = 1263988908