What is the Least Common Multiple of 50870 and 50885?

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 50870 and 50885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50870 and 50885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50870,50885) = 5
LCM(50870,50885) = ( 50870 × 50885) / 5
LCM(50870,50885) = 2588519950 / 5
LCM(50870,50885) = 517703990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50870 and 50885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50870 and 50885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50870 and 50885.

Prime Factorization of 50870

Prime Factorization of 50885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50870 and 50885.

LCM(50870,50885) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 5087¹ × 10177¹
LCM(50870,50885) = 517703990