What is the Least Common Multiple of 50440 and 50455?

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 50440 and 50455 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50440 and 50455, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50440,50455) = 5
LCM(50440,50455) = ( 50440 × 50455) / 5
LCM(50440,50455) = 2544950200 / 5
LCM(50440,50455) = 508990040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50440 and 50455 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50440 and 50455. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50440 and 50455.

Prime Factorization of 50440

Prime Factorization of 50455

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50440 and 50455.

LCM(50440,50455) = 2³ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 97¹ × 10091¹
LCM(50440,50455) = 508990040