What is the Least Common Multiple of 49227 and 49240?

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 49227 and 49240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49227 and 49240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49227,49240) = 1
LCM(49227,49240) = ( 49227 × 49240) / 1
LCM(49227,49240) = 2423937480 / 1
LCM(49227,49240) = 2423937480

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49227 and 49240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49227 and 49240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49227 and 49240.

Prime Factorization of 49227

Prime Factorization of 49240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49227 and 49240.

LCM(49227,49240) = 3¹ × 61¹ × 269¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 1231¹
LCM(49227,49240) = 2423937480