What is the Least Common Multiple of 49136 and 49156?

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 49136 and 49156 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49136 and 49156, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49136,49156) = 4
LCM(49136,49156) = ( 49136 × 49156) / 4
LCM(49136,49156) = 2415329216 / 4
LCM(49136,49156) = 603832304

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49136 and 49156 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49136 and 49156. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49136 and 49156.

Prime Factorization of 49136

Prime Factorization of 49156

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49136 and 49156.

LCM(49136,49156) = 2⁴ × 37¹ × 83¹ × 12289¹
LCM(49136,49156) = 603832304