What is the Least Common Multiple of 50462 and 50469?

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 50462 and 50469 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50462 and 50469, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50462,50469) = 1
LCM(50462,50469) = ( 50462 × 50469) / 1
LCM(50462,50469) = 2546766678 / 1
LCM(50462,50469) = 2546766678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50462 and 50469 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50462 and 50469. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50462 and 50469.

Prime Factorization of 50462

Prime Factorization of 50469

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50462 and 50469.

LCM(50462,50469) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1097¹ × 3¹ × 16823¹
LCM(50462,50469) = 2546766678