What is the Least Common Multiple of 50898 and 50915?

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 50898 and 50915 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50898 and 50915, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50898,50915) = 17
LCM(50898,50915) = ( 50898 × 50915) / 17
LCM(50898,50915) = 2591471670 / 17
LCM(50898,50915) = 152439510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50898 and 50915 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50898 and 50915. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50898 and 50915.

Prime Factorization of 50898

Prime Factorization of 50915

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50898 and 50915.

LCM(50898,50915) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 499¹ × 5¹ × 599¹
LCM(50898,50915) = 152439510