What is the Least Common Multiple of 50455 and 50468?

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 50455 and 50468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50455 and 50468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50455,50468) = 1
LCM(50455,50468) = ( 50455 × 50468) / 1
LCM(50455,50468) = 2546362940 / 1
LCM(50455,50468) = 2546362940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50455 and 50468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50455 and 50468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50455 and 50468.

Prime Factorization of 50455

Prime Factorization of 50468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50455 and 50468.

LCM(50455,50468) = 5¹ × 10091¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 31¹ × 37¹
LCM(50455,50468) = 2546362940