What is the Least Common Multiple of 50876 and 50887?

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 50876 and 50887 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50876 and 50887, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50876,50887) = 1
LCM(50876,50887) = ( 50876 × 50887) / 1
LCM(50876,50887) = 2588927012 / 1
LCM(50876,50887) = 2588927012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50876 and 50887 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50876 and 50887. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50876 and 50887.

Prime Factorization of 50876

Prime Factorization of 50887

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50876 and 50887.

LCM(50876,50887) = 2² × 7¹ × 23¹ × 79¹ × 151¹ × 337¹
LCM(50876,50887) = 2588927012