What is the Least Common Multiple of 50678 and 50687?

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 50678 and 50687 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50678 and 50687, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50678,50687) = 1
LCM(50678,50687) = ( 50678 × 50687) / 1
LCM(50678,50687) = 2568715786 / 1
LCM(50678,50687) = 2568715786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50678 and 50687 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50678 and 50687. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50678 and 50687.

Prime Factorization of 50678

Prime Factorization of 50687

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50678 and 50687.

LCM(50678,50687) = 2¹ × 25339¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 557¹
LCM(50678,50687) = 2568715786