What is the Least Common Multiple of 48996 and 49004?

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 48996 and 49004 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48996 and 49004, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48996,49004) = 4
LCM(48996,49004) = ( 48996 × 49004) / 4
LCM(48996,49004) = 2400999984 / 4
LCM(48996,49004) = 600249996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48996 and 49004 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48996 and 49004. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48996 and 49004.

Prime Factorization of 48996

Prime Factorization of 49004

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48996 and 49004.

LCM(48996,49004) = 2² × 3² × 1361¹ × 12251¹
LCM(48996,49004) = 600249996