What is the Least Common Multiple of 49318 and 49332?

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 49318 and 49332 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49318 and 49332, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49318,49332) = 2
LCM(49318,49332) = ( 49318 × 49332) / 2
LCM(49318,49332) = 2432955576 / 2
LCM(49318,49332) = 1216477788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49318 and 49332 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49318 and 49332. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49318 and 49332.

Prime Factorization of 49318

Prime Factorization of 49332

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49318 and 49332.

LCM(49318,49332) = 2² × 24659¹ × 3¹ × 4111¹
LCM(49318,49332) = 1216477788