What is the Least Common Multiple of 49345 and 49362?

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 49345 and 49362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49345 and 49362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49345,49362) = 1
LCM(49345,49362) = ( 49345 × 49362) / 1
LCM(49345,49362) = 2435767890 / 1
LCM(49345,49362) = 2435767890

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49345 and 49362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49345 and 49362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49345 and 49362.

Prime Factorization of 49345

Prime Factorization of 49362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49345 and 49362.

LCM(49345,49362) = 5¹ × 71¹ × 139¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 433¹
LCM(49345,49362) = 2435767890