What is the Least Common Multiple of 49261 and 49266?

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 49261 and 49266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49261 and 49266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49261,49266) = 1
LCM(49261,49266) = ( 49261 × 49266) / 1
LCM(49261,49266) = 2426892426 / 1
LCM(49261,49266) = 2426892426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49261 and 49266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49261 and 49266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49261 and 49266.

Prime Factorization of 49261

Prime Factorization of 49266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49261 and 49266.

LCM(49261,49266) = 49261¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹
LCM(49261,49266) = 2426892426