What is the Least Common Multiple of 50846 and 50865?

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 50846 and 50865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50846 and 50865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50846,50865) = 1
LCM(50846,50865) = ( 50846 × 50865) / 1
LCM(50846,50865) = 2586281790 / 1
LCM(50846,50865) = 2586281790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50846 and 50865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50846 and 50865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50846 and 50865.

Prime Factorization of 50846

Prime Factorization of 50865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50846 and 50865.

LCM(50846,50865) = 2¹ × 25423¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3391¹
LCM(50846,50865) = 2586281790