What is the Least Common Multiple of 50732 and 50746?

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 50732 and 50746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50732 and 50746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50732,50746) = 2
LCM(50732,50746) = ( 50732 × 50746) / 2
LCM(50732,50746) = 2574446072 / 2
LCM(50732,50746) = 1287223036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50732 and 50746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50732 and 50746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50732 and 50746.

Prime Factorization of 50732

Prime Factorization of 50746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50732 and 50746.

LCM(50732,50746) = 2² × 11¹ × 1153¹ × 25373¹
LCM(50732,50746) = 1287223036