What is the Least Common Multiple of 50462 and 50480?

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 50480 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 50480, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50462,50480) = 2
LCM(50462,50480) = ( 50462 × 50480) / 2
LCM(50462,50480) = 2547321760 / 2
LCM(50462,50480) = 1273660880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50462 and 50480 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50462 and 50480. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50462 and 50480.

Prime Factorization of 50462

Prime Factorization of 50480

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50462 and 50480.

LCM(50462,50480) = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 1097¹ × 5¹ × 631¹
LCM(50462,50480) = 1273660880