What is the Least Common Multiple of 50742 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 50742 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 50742 and 50746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50742,50746) = 2
LCM(50742,50746) = ( 50742 × 50746) / 2
LCM(50742,50746) = 2574953532 / 2
LCM(50742,50746) = 1287476766

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50742 and 50746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50742 and 50746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50742 and 50746.

Prime Factorization of 50742

Prime Factorization of 50746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50742 and 50746.

LCM(50742,50746) = 2¹ × 3² × 2819¹ × 25373¹
LCM(50742,50746) = 1287476766