What is the Least Common Multiple of 50916 and 50936?

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 50916 and 50936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50916 and 50936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50916,50936) = 4
LCM(50916,50936) = ( 50916 × 50936) / 4
LCM(50916,50936) = 2593457376 / 4
LCM(50916,50936) = 648364344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50916 and 50936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50916 and 50936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50916 and 50936.

Prime Factorization of 50916

Prime Factorization of 50936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50916 and 50936.

LCM(50916,50936) = 2³ × 3¹ × 4243¹ × 6367¹
LCM(50916,50936) = 648364344