What is the Least Common Multiple of 49342 and 49351?

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 49342 and 49351 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49342 and 49351, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49342,49351) = 1
LCM(49342,49351) = ( 49342 × 49351) / 1
LCM(49342,49351) = 2435077042 / 1
LCM(49342,49351) = 2435077042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49342 and 49351 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49342 and 49351. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49342 and 49351.

Prime Factorization of 49342

Prime Factorization of 49351

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49342 and 49351.

LCM(49342,49351) = 2¹ × 24671¹ × 17¹ × 2903¹
LCM(49342,49351) = 2435077042