What is the Least Common Multiple of 50862 and 50873?

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 50862 and 50873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50862 and 50873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50862,50873) = 1
LCM(50862,50873) = ( 50862 × 50873) / 1
LCM(50862,50873) = 2587502526 / 1
LCM(50862,50873) = 2587502526

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50862 and 50873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50862 and 50873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50862 and 50873.

Prime Factorization of 50862

Prime Factorization of 50873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50862 and 50873.

LCM(50862,50873) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7² × 173¹ × 50873¹
LCM(50862,50873) = 2587502526