What is the Least Common Multiple of 49148 and 49162?

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 49148 and 49162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49148 and 49162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49148,49162) = 2
LCM(49148,49162) = ( 49148 × 49162) / 2
LCM(49148,49162) = 2416213976 / 2
LCM(49148,49162) = 1208106988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49148 and 49162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49148 and 49162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49148 and 49162.

Prime Factorization of 49148

Prime Factorization of 49162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49148 and 49162.

LCM(49148,49162) = 2² × 11¹ × 1117¹ × 47¹ × 523¹
LCM(49148,49162) = 1208106988