What is the Least Common Multiple of 50386 and 50406?

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 50386 and 50406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50386 and 50406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50386,50406) = 2
LCM(50386,50406) = ( 50386 × 50406) / 2
LCM(50386,50406) = 2539756716 / 2
LCM(50386,50406) = 1269878358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50386 and 50406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50386 and 50406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50386 and 50406.

Prime Factorization of 50386

Prime Factorization of 50406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50386 and 50406.

LCM(50386,50406) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 59¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 271¹
LCM(50386,50406) = 1269878358