What is the Least Common Multiple of 50491 and 50498?

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 50491 and 50498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50491 and 50498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50491,50498) = 7
LCM(50491,50498) = ( 50491 × 50498) / 7
LCM(50491,50498) = 2549694518 / 7
LCM(50491,50498) = 364242074

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50491 and 50498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50491 and 50498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50491 and 50498.

Prime Factorization of 50491

Prime Factorization of 50498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50491 and 50498.

LCM(50491,50498) = 7¹ × 7213¹ × 2¹ × 3607¹
LCM(50491,50498) = 364242074