What is the Least Common Multiple of 49340 and 49357?

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 49357 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 49357, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49340,49357) = 1
LCM(49340,49357) = ( 49340 × 49357) / 1
LCM(49340,49357) = 2435274380 / 1
LCM(49340,49357) = 2435274380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49340 and 49357 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49340 and 49357. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49340 and 49357.

Prime Factorization of 49340

Prime Factorization of 49357

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49340 and 49357.

LCM(49340,49357) = 2² × 5¹ × 2467¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 641¹
LCM(49340,49357) = 2435274380