What is the Least Common Multiple of 49368 and 49388?

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 49368 and 49388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49368 and 49388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49368,49388) = 4
LCM(49368,49388) = ( 49368 × 49388) / 4
LCM(49368,49388) = 2438186784 / 4
LCM(49368,49388) = 609546696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49368 and 49388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49368 and 49388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49368 and 49388.

Prime Factorization of 49368

Prime Factorization of 49388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49368 and 49388.

LCM(49368,49388) = 2³ × 3¹ × 11² × 17¹ × 12347¹
LCM(49368,49388) = 609546696