What is the Least Common Multiple of 50542 and 50548?

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 50542 and 50548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50542 and 50548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50542,50548) = 2
LCM(50542,50548) = ( 50542 × 50548) / 2
LCM(50542,50548) = 2554797016 / 2
LCM(50542,50548) = 1277398508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50542 and 50548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50542 and 50548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50542 and 50548.

Prime Factorization of 50542

Prime Factorization of 50548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50542 and 50548.

LCM(50542,50548) = 2² × 37¹ × 683¹ × 12637¹
LCM(50542,50548) = 1277398508