What is the Least Common Multiple of 50852 and 50871?

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 50852 and 50871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50852 and 50871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50852,50871) = 1
LCM(50852,50871) = ( 50852 × 50871) / 1
LCM(50852,50871) = 2586892092 / 1
LCM(50852,50871) = 2586892092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50852 and 50871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50852 and 50871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50852 and 50871.

Prime Factorization of 50852

Prime Factorization of 50871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50852 and 50871.

LCM(50852,50871) = 2² × 12713¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 547¹
LCM(50852,50871) = 2586892092