What is the Least Common Multiple of 50431 and 50442?

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 50431 and 50442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50431 and 50442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50431,50442) = 1
LCM(50431,50442) = ( 50431 × 50442) / 1
LCM(50431,50442) = 2543840502 / 1
LCM(50431,50442) = 2543840502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50431 and 50442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50431 and 50442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50431 and 50442.

Prime Factorization of 50431

Prime Factorization of 50442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50431 and 50442.

LCM(50431,50442) = 29¹ × 37¹ × 47¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1201¹
LCM(50431,50442) = 2543840502