What is the Least Common Multiple of 50879 and 50898?

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 50879 and 50898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50879 and 50898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50879,50898) = 1
LCM(50879,50898) = ( 50879 × 50898) / 1
LCM(50879,50898) = 2589639342 / 1
LCM(50879,50898) = 2589639342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50879 and 50898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50879 and 50898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50879 and 50898.

Prime Factorization of 50879

Prime Factorization of 50898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50879 and 50898.

LCM(50879,50898) = 83¹ × 613¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 499¹
LCM(50879,50898) = 2589639342