What is the Least Common Multiple of 49018 and 49028?

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 49018 and 49028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49018 and 49028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49018,49028) = 2
LCM(49018,49028) = ( 49018 × 49028) / 2
LCM(49018,49028) = 2403254504 / 2
LCM(49018,49028) = 1201627252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49018 and 49028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49018 and 49028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49018 and 49028.

Prime Factorization of 49018

Prime Factorization of 49028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49018 and 49028.

LCM(49018,49028) = 2² × 24509¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 103¹
LCM(49018,49028) = 1201627252