What is the Least Common Multiple of 49324 and 49340?

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 49324 and 49340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49324 and 49340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49324,49340) = 4
LCM(49324,49340) = ( 49324 × 49340) / 4
LCM(49324,49340) = 2433646160 / 4
LCM(49324,49340) = 608411540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49324 and 49340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49324 and 49340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49324 and 49340.

Prime Factorization of 49324

Prime Factorization of 49340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49324 and 49340.

LCM(49324,49340) = 2² × 11¹ × 19¹ × 59¹ × 5¹ × 2467¹
LCM(49324,49340) = 608411540