What is the Least Common Multiple of 49341 and 49358?

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 49341 and 49358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49341 and 49358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49341,49358) = 1
LCM(49341,49358) = ( 49341 × 49358) / 1
LCM(49341,49358) = 2435373078 / 1
LCM(49341,49358) = 2435373078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49341 and 49358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49341 and 49358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49341 and 49358.

Prime Factorization of 49341

Prime Factorization of 49358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49341 and 49358.

LCM(49341,49358) = 3¹ × 16447¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(49341,49358) = 2435373078