What is the Least Common Multiple of 50539 and 50556?

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 50539 and 50556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50539 and 50556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50539,50556) = 1
LCM(50539,50556) = ( 50539 × 50556) / 1
LCM(50539,50556) = 2555049684 / 1
LCM(50539,50556) = 2555049684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50539 and 50556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50539 and 50556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50539 and 50556.

Prime Factorization of 50539

Prime Factorization of 50556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50539 and 50556.

LCM(50539,50556) = 50539¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 383¹
LCM(50539,50556) = 2555049684