What is the Least Common Multiple of 50878 and 50883?

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 50878 and 50883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50878 and 50883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50878,50883) = 1
LCM(50878,50883) = ( 50878 × 50883) / 1
LCM(50878,50883) = 2588825274 / 1
LCM(50878,50883) = 2588825274

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50878 and 50883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50878 and 50883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50878 and 50883.

Prime Factorization of 50878

Prime Factorization of 50883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50878 and 50883.

LCM(50878,50883) = 2¹ × 25439¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2423¹
LCM(50878,50883) = 2588825274