What is the Least Common Multiple of 49380 and 49387?

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 49380 and 49387 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49380 and 49387, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49380,49387) = 1
LCM(49380,49387) = ( 49380 × 49387) / 1
LCM(49380,49387) = 2438730060 / 1
LCM(49380,49387) = 2438730060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49380 and 49387 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49380 and 49387. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49380 and 49387.

Prime Factorization of 49380

Prime Factorization of 49387

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49380 and 49387.

LCM(49380,49387) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 823¹ × 13¹ × 29¹ × 131¹
LCM(49380,49387) = 2438730060