What is the Least Common Multiple of 49340 and 49352?

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 49340 and 49352 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49340 and 49352, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49340,49352) = 4
LCM(49340,49352) = ( 49340 × 49352) / 4
LCM(49340,49352) = 2435027680 / 4
LCM(49340,49352) = 608756920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49340 and 49352 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49340 and 49352. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49340 and 49352.

Prime Factorization of 49340

Prime Factorization of 49352

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49340 and 49352.

LCM(49340,49352) = 2³ × 5¹ × 2467¹ × 31¹ × 199¹
LCM(49340,49352) = 608756920