What is the Least Common Multiple of 49120 and 49124?

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 49120 and 49124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49120 and 49124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49120,49124) = 4
LCM(49120,49124) = ( 49120 × 49124) / 4
LCM(49120,49124) = 2412970880 / 4
LCM(49120,49124) = 603242720

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49120 and 49124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49120 and 49124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49120 and 49124.

Prime Factorization of 49120

Prime Factorization of 49124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49120 and 49124.

LCM(49120,49124) = 2⁵ × 5¹ × 307¹ × 12281¹
LCM(49120,49124) = 603242720