What is the Least Common Multiple of 49074 and 49080?

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 49074 and 49080 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49074 and 49080, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49074,49080) = 6
LCM(49074,49080) = ( 49074 × 49080) / 6
LCM(49074,49080) = 2408551920 / 6
LCM(49074,49080) = 401425320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49074 and 49080 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49074 and 49080. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49074 and 49080.

Prime Factorization of 49074

Prime Factorization of 49080

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49074 and 49080.

LCM(49074,49080) = 2³ × 3¹ × 8179¹ × 5¹ × 409¹
LCM(49074,49080) = 401425320