What is the Least Common Multiple of 50422 and 50440?

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 50440 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 50440, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50422,50440) = 2
LCM(50422,50440) = ( 50422 × 50440) / 2
LCM(50422,50440) = 2543285680 / 2
LCM(50422,50440) = 1271642840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50422 and 50440 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50422 and 50440. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50422 and 50440.

Prime Factorization of 50422

Prime Factorization of 50440

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50422 and 50440.

LCM(50422,50440) = 2³ × 17¹ × 1483¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 97¹
LCM(50422,50440) = 1271642840