What is the Least Common Multiple of 49316 and 49330?

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 49316 and 49330 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49316 and 49330, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49316,49330) = 2
LCM(49316,49330) = ( 49316 × 49330) / 2
LCM(49316,49330) = 2432758280 / 2
LCM(49316,49330) = 1216379140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49316 and 49330 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49316 and 49330. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49316 and 49330.

Prime Factorization of 49316

Prime Factorization of 49330

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49316 and 49330.

LCM(49316,49330) = 2² × 12329¹ × 5¹ × 4933¹
LCM(49316,49330) = 1216379140