LCM for 50 and 80

The first method to find LCM for numbers 50 and 80 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:

LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF

GCF of numbers 50 and 80 is 10, so

LCM = (50 × 80) ÷ 10

LCM = 4000 ÷ 10

LCM = 400

The second method to find LCM for numbers 50 and 80 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:

Multiples of 50: 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500

Multiples of 80: 80, 160, 240, 320, 400, 480, 560

So the LCM for 50 and 80 is 400

Another method to find LCM for numbers 50 and 80 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors: