What is the Least Common Multiple of 49208 and 49216?

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 49208 and 49216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49208 and 49216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49208,49216) = 8
LCM(49208,49216) = ( 49208 × 49216) / 8
LCM(49208,49216) = 2421820928 / 8
LCM(49208,49216) = 302727616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49208 and 49216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49208 and 49216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49208 and 49216.

Prime Factorization of 49208

Prime Factorization of 49216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49208 and 49216.

LCM(49208,49216) = 2⁶ × 6151¹ × 769¹
LCM(49208,49216) = 302727616