What is the Least Common Multiple of 50549 and 50566?

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 50549 and 50566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50549 and 50566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50549,50566) = 1
LCM(50549,50566) = ( 50549 × 50566) / 1
LCM(50549,50566) = 2556060734 / 1
LCM(50549,50566) = 2556060734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50549 and 50566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50549 and 50566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50549 and 50566.

Prime Factorization of 50549

Prime Factorization of 50566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50549 and 50566.

LCM(50549,50566) = 50549¹ × 2¹ × 131¹ × 193¹
LCM(50549,50566) = 2556060734