What is the Least Common Multiple of 49178 and 49188?

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 49178 and 49188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49178 and 49188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49178,49188) = 2
LCM(49178,49188) = ( 49178 × 49188) / 2
LCM(49178,49188) = 2418967464 / 2
LCM(49178,49188) = 1209483732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49178 and 49188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49178 and 49188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49178 and 49188.

Prime Factorization of 49178

Prime Factorization of 49188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49178 and 49188.

LCM(49178,49188) = 2² × 67¹ × 367¹ × 3¹ × 4099¹
LCM(49178,49188) = 1209483732