What is the Least Common Multiple of 49038 and 49051?

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 49038 and 49051 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49038 and 49051, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49038,49051) = 1
LCM(49038,49051) = ( 49038 × 49051) / 1
LCM(49038,49051) = 2405362938 / 1
LCM(49038,49051) = 2405362938

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49038 and 49051 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49038 and 49051. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49038 and 49051.

Prime Factorization of 49038

Prime Factorization of 49051

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49038 and 49051.

LCM(49038,49051) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 743¹ × 181¹ × 271¹
LCM(49038,49051) = 2405362938