What is the Least Common Multiple of 49122 and 49131?

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 49122 and 49131 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49122 and 49131, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49122,49131) = 9
LCM(49122,49131) = ( 49122 × 49131) / 9
LCM(49122,49131) = 2413412982 / 9
LCM(49122,49131) = 268156998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49122 and 49131 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49122 and 49131. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49122 and 49131.

Prime Factorization of 49122

Prime Factorization of 49131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49122 and 49131.

LCM(49122,49131) = 2¹ × 3² × 2729¹ × 53¹ × 103¹
LCM(49122,49131) = 268156998