What is the Least Common Multiple of 50840 and 50855?

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 50840 and 50855 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50840 and 50855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50840,50855) = 5
LCM(50840,50855) = ( 50840 × 50855) / 5
LCM(50840,50855) = 2585468200 / 5
LCM(50840,50855) = 517093640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50840 and 50855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50840 and 50855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50840 and 50855.

Prime Factorization of 50840

Prime Factorization of 50855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50840 and 50855.

LCM(50840,50855) = 2³ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 7¹ × 1453¹
LCM(50840,50855) = 517093640