What is the Least Common Multiple of 49140 and 49147?

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 49140 and 49147 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49140 and 49147, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49140,49147) = 7
LCM(49140,49147) = ( 49140 × 49147) / 7
LCM(49140,49147) = 2415083580 / 7
LCM(49140,49147) = 345011940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49140 and 49147 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49140 and 49147. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49140 and 49147.

Prime Factorization of 49140

Prime Factorization of 49147

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49140 and 49147.

LCM(49140,49147) = 2² × 3³ × 5¹ × 7² × 13¹ × 17¹ × 59¹
LCM(49140,49147) = 345011940