What is the Least Common Multiple of 50559 and 50578?

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 50559 and 50578 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50559 and 50578, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50559,50578) = 19
LCM(50559,50578) = ( 50559 × 50578) / 19
LCM(50559,50578) = 2557173102 / 19
LCM(50559,50578) = 134588058

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50559 and 50578 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50559 and 50578. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50559 and 50578.

Prime Factorization of 50559

Prime Factorization of 50578

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50559 and 50578.

LCM(50559,50578) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 887¹ × 2¹ × 11³
LCM(50559,50578) = 134588058