What is the Least Common Multiple of 50532 and 50549?

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 50532 and 50549 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50532 and 50549, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50532,50549) = 1
LCM(50532,50549) = ( 50532 × 50549) / 1
LCM(50532,50549) = 2554342068 / 1
LCM(50532,50549) = 2554342068

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50532 and 50549 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50532 and 50549. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50532 and 50549.

Prime Factorization of 50532

Prime Factorization of 50549

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50532 and 50549.

LCM(50532,50549) = 2² × 3¹ × 4211¹ × 50549¹
LCM(50532,50549) = 2554342068