What is the Least Common Multiple of 50466 and 50482?

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 50466 and 50482 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50466 and 50482, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50466,50482) = 2
LCM(50466,50482) = ( 50466 × 50482) / 2
LCM(50466,50482) = 2547624612 / 2
LCM(50466,50482) = 1273812306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50466 and 50482 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50466 and 50482. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50466 and 50482.

Prime Factorization of 50466

Prime Factorization of 50482

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50466 and 50482.

LCM(50466,50482) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 647¹ × 43¹ × 587¹
LCM(50466,50482) = 1273812306