What is the Least Common Multiple of 49286 and 49301?

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 49286 and 49301 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49286 and 49301, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49286,49301) = 1
LCM(49286,49301) = ( 49286 × 49301) / 1
LCM(49286,49301) = 2429849086 / 1
LCM(49286,49301) = 2429849086

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49286 and 49301 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49286 and 49301. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49286 and 49301.

Prime Factorization of 49286

Prime Factorization of 49301

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49286 and 49301.

LCM(49286,49301) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1297¹ × 7¹ × 7043¹
LCM(49286,49301) = 2429849086