What is the Least Common Multiple of 49142 and 49161?

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 49142 and 49161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49142 and 49161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49142,49161) = 1
LCM(49142,49161) = ( 49142 × 49161) / 1
LCM(49142,49161) = 2415869862 / 1
LCM(49142,49161) = 2415869862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49142 and 49161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49142 and 49161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49142 and 49161.

Prime Factorization of 49142

Prime Factorization of 49161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49142 and 49161.

LCM(49142,49161) = 2¹ × 24571¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 2341¹
LCM(49142,49161) = 2415869862