What is the Least Common Multiple of 50873 and 50882?

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 50873 and 50882 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50873 and 50882, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50873,50882) = 1
LCM(50873,50882) = ( 50873 × 50882) / 1
LCM(50873,50882) = 2588519986 / 1
LCM(50873,50882) = 2588519986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50873 and 50882 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50873 and 50882. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50873 and 50882.

Prime Factorization of 50873

Prime Factorization of 50882

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50873 and 50882.

LCM(50873,50882) = 50873¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 103¹
LCM(50873,50882) = 2588519986