What is the Least Common Multiple of 50346 and 50366?

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 50346 and 50366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50346 and 50366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50346,50366) = 2
LCM(50346,50366) = ( 50346 × 50366) / 2
LCM(50346,50366) = 2535726636 / 2
LCM(50346,50366) = 1267863318

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50346 and 50366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50346 and 50366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50346 and 50366.

Prime Factorization of 50346

Prime Factorization of 50366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50346 and 50366.

LCM(50346,50366) = 2¹ × 3² × 2797¹ × 25183¹
LCM(50346,50366) = 1267863318