What is the Least Common Multiple of 49286 and 49303?

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 49303 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 49303, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49286,49303) = 1
LCM(49286,49303) = ( 49286 × 49303) / 1
LCM(49286,49303) = 2429947658 / 1
LCM(49286,49303) = 2429947658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49286 and 49303 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49286 and 49303. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49286 and 49303.

Prime Factorization of 49286

Prime Factorization of 49303

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49286 and 49303.

LCM(49286,49303) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1297¹ × 47¹ × 1049¹
LCM(49286,49303) = 2429947658