What is the Least Common Multiple of 49208 and 49226?

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 49226 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 49226, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49208,49226) = 2
LCM(49208,49226) = ( 49208 × 49226) / 2
LCM(49208,49226) = 2422313008 / 2
LCM(49208,49226) = 1211156504

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49208 and 49226 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49208 and 49226. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49208 and 49226.

Prime Factorization of 49208

Prime Factorization of 49226

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49208 and 49226.

LCM(49208,49226) = 2³ × 6151¹ × 151¹ × 163¹
LCM(49208,49226) = 1211156504