What is the Least Common Multiple of 50533 and 50542?

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 50533 and 50542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50533 and 50542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50533,50542) = 1
LCM(50533,50542) = ( 50533 × 50542) / 1
LCM(50533,50542) = 2554038886 / 1
LCM(50533,50542) = 2554038886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50533 and 50542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50533 and 50542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50533 and 50542.

Prime Factorization of 50533

Prime Factorization of 50542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50533 and 50542.

LCM(50533,50542) = 7¹ × 7219¹ × 2¹ × 37¹ × 683¹
LCM(50533,50542) = 2554038886