What is the Least Common Multiple of 49002 and 49022?

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 49002 and 49022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49002 and 49022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49002,49022) = 2
LCM(49002,49022) = ( 49002 × 49022) / 2
LCM(49002,49022) = 2402176044 / 2
LCM(49002,49022) = 1201088022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49002 and 49022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49002 and 49022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49002 and 49022.

Prime Factorization of 49002

Prime Factorization of 49022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49002 and 49022.

LCM(49002,49022) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8167¹ × 127¹ × 193¹
LCM(49002,49022) = 1201088022