What is the Least Common Multiple of 50904 and 50908?

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 50904 and 50908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50904 and 50908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50904,50908) = 4
LCM(50904,50908) = ( 50904 × 50908) / 4
LCM(50904,50908) = 2591420832 / 4
LCM(50904,50908) = 647855208

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50904 and 50908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50904 and 50908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50904 and 50908.

Prime Factorization of 50904

Prime Factorization of 50908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50904 and 50908.

LCM(50904,50908) = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 101¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 89¹
LCM(50904,50908) = 647855208