What is the Least Common Multiple of 49052 and 49072?

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 49052 and 49072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49052 and 49072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49052,49072) = 4
LCM(49052,49072) = ( 49052 × 49072) / 4
LCM(49052,49072) = 2407079744 / 4
LCM(49052,49072) = 601769936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49052 and 49072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49052 and 49072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49052 and 49072.

Prime Factorization of 49052

Prime Factorization of 49072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49052 and 49072.

LCM(49052,49072) = 2⁴ × 12263¹ × 3067¹
LCM(49052,49072) = 601769936