What is the Least Common Multiple of 50408 and 50412?

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 50408 and 50412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50408 and 50412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50408,50412) = 4
LCM(50408,50412) = ( 50408 × 50412) / 4
LCM(50408,50412) = 2541168096 / 4
LCM(50408,50412) = 635292024

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50408 and 50412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50408 and 50412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50408 and 50412.

Prime Factorization of 50408

Prime Factorization of 50412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50408 and 50412.

LCM(50408,50412) = 2³ × 6301¹ × 3¹ × 4201¹
LCM(50408,50412) = 635292024