What is the Least Common Multiple of 49001 and 49012?

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 49001 and 49012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49001 and 49012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49001,49012) = 1
LCM(49001,49012) = ( 49001 × 49012) / 1
LCM(49001,49012) = 2401637012 / 1
LCM(49001,49012) = 2401637012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49001 and 49012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49001 and 49012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49001 and 49012.

Prime Factorization of 49001

Prime Factorization of 49012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49001 and 49012.

LCM(49001,49012) = 19¹ × 2579¹ × 2² × 12253¹
LCM(49001,49012) = 2401637012