What is the Least Common Multiple of 48989 and 49006?

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 48989 and 49006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48989 and 49006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48989,49006) = 1
LCM(48989,49006) = ( 48989 × 49006) / 1
LCM(48989,49006) = 2400754934 / 1
LCM(48989,49006) = 2400754934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48989 and 49006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48989 and 49006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48989 and 49006.

Prime Factorization of 48989

Prime Factorization of 49006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48989 and 49006.

LCM(48989,49006) = 48989¹ × 2¹ × 107¹ × 229¹
LCM(48989,49006) = 2400754934