What is the Least Common Multiple of 50836 and 50849?

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 50836 and 50849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50836 and 50849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50836,50849) = 1
LCM(50836,50849) = ( 50836 × 50849) / 1
LCM(50836,50849) = 2584959764 / 1
LCM(50836,50849) = 2584959764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50836 and 50849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50836 and 50849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50836 and 50849.

Prime Factorization of 50836

Prime Factorization of 50849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50836 and 50849.

LCM(50836,50849) = 2² × 71¹ × 179¹ × 50849¹
LCM(50836,50849) = 2584959764