What is the Least Common Multiple of 50839 and 50856?

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 50839 and 50856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50839 and 50856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50839,50856) = 1
LCM(50839,50856) = ( 50839 × 50856) / 1
LCM(50839,50856) = 2585468184 / 1
LCM(50839,50856) = 2585468184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50839 and 50856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50839 and 50856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50839 and 50856.

Prime Factorization of 50839

Prime Factorization of 50856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50839 and 50856.

LCM(50839,50856) = 50839¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 163¹
LCM(50839,50856) = 2585468184