What is the Least Common Multiple of 50930 and 50940?

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 50930 and 50940 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50930 and 50940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50930,50940) = 10
LCM(50930,50940) = ( 50930 × 50940) / 10
LCM(50930,50940) = 2594374200 / 10
LCM(50930,50940) = 259437420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50930 and 50940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50930 and 50940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50930 and 50940.

Prime Factorization of 50930

Prime Factorization of 50940

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50930 and 50940.

LCM(50930,50940) = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 463¹ × 3² × 283¹
LCM(50930,50940) = 259437420