What is the Least Common Multiple of 50442 and 50447?

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 50442 and 50447 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50442 and 50447, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50442,50447) = 1
LCM(50442,50447) = ( 50442 × 50447) / 1
LCM(50442,50447) = 2544647574 / 1
LCM(50442,50447) = 2544647574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50442 and 50447 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50442 and 50447. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50442 and 50447.

Prime Factorization of 50442

Prime Factorization of 50447

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50442 and 50447.

LCM(50442,50447) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1201¹ × 61¹ × 827¹
LCM(50442,50447) = 2544647574