What is the Least Common Multiple of 49309 and 49316?

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 49309 and 49316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49309 and 49316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49309,49316) = 1
LCM(49309,49316) = ( 49309 × 49316) / 1
LCM(49309,49316) = 2431722644 / 1
LCM(49309,49316) = 2431722644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49309 and 49316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49309 and 49316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49309 and 49316.

Prime Factorization of 49309

Prime Factorization of 49316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49309 and 49316.

LCM(49309,49316) = 13¹ × 3793¹ × 2² × 12329¹
LCM(49309,49316) = 2431722644