What is the Least Common Multiple of 48991 and 49002?

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 48991 and 49002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48991 and 49002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48991,49002) = 1
LCM(48991,49002) = ( 48991 × 49002) / 1
LCM(48991,49002) = 2400656982 / 1
LCM(48991,49002) = 2400656982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48991 and 49002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48991 and 49002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48991 and 49002.

Prime Factorization of 48991

Prime Factorization of 49002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48991 and 49002.

LCM(48991,49002) = 48991¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 8167¹
LCM(48991,49002) = 2400656982