What is the Least Common Multiple of 49158 and 49171?

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 49158 and 49171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49158 and 49171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49158,49171) = 1
LCM(49158,49171) = ( 49158 × 49171) / 1
LCM(49158,49171) = 2417148018 / 1
LCM(49158,49171) = 2417148018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49158 and 49171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49158 and 49171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49158 and 49171.

Prime Factorization of 49158

Prime Factorization of 49171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49158 and 49171.

LCM(49158,49171) = 2¹ × 3² × 2731¹ × 49171¹
LCM(49158,49171) = 2417148018