What is the Least Common Multiple of 50490 and 50502?

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 50490 and 50502 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50490 and 50502, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50490,50502) = 6
LCM(50490,50502) = ( 50490 × 50502) / 6
LCM(50490,50502) = 2549845980 / 6
LCM(50490,50502) = 424974330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50490 and 50502 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50490 and 50502. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50490 and 50502.

Prime Factorization of 50490

Prime Factorization of 50502

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50490 and 50502.

LCM(50490,50502) = 2¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 443¹
LCM(50490,50502) = 424974330