What is the Least Common Multiple of 50629 and 50642?

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 50629 and 50642 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50629 and 50642, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50629,50642) = 1
LCM(50629,50642) = ( 50629 × 50642) / 1
LCM(50629,50642) = 2563953818 / 1
LCM(50629,50642) = 2563953818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50629 and 50642 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50629 and 50642. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50629 and 50642.

Prime Factorization of 50629

Prime Factorization of 50642

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50629 and 50642.

LCM(50629,50642) = 197¹ × 257¹ × 2¹ × 25321¹
LCM(50629,50642) = 2563953818