What is the Least Common Multiple of 50422 and 50439?

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 50422 and 50439 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50422 and 50439, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50422,50439) = 17
LCM(50422,50439) = ( 50422 × 50439) / 17
LCM(50422,50439) = 2543235258 / 17
LCM(50422,50439) = 149602074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50422 and 50439 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50422 and 50439. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50422 and 50439.

Prime Factorization of 50422

Prime Factorization of 50439

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50422 and 50439.

LCM(50422,50439) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1483¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 43¹
LCM(50422,50439) = 149602074