What is the Least Common Multiple of 50372 and 50378?

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 50372 and 50378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50372 and 50378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50372,50378) = 2
LCM(50372,50378) = ( 50372 × 50378) / 2
LCM(50372,50378) = 2537640616 / 2
LCM(50372,50378) = 1268820308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50372 and 50378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50372 and 50378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50372 and 50378.

Prime Factorization of 50372

Prime Factorization of 50378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50372 and 50378.

LCM(50372,50378) = 2² × 7² × 257¹ × 25189¹
LCM(50372,50378) = 1268820308