What is the Least Common Multiple of 49386 and 49398?

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 49386 and 49398 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49386 and 49398, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49386,49398) = 6
LCM(49386,49398) = ( 49386 × 49398) / 6
LCM(49386,49398) = 2439569628 / 6
LCM(49386,49398) = 406594938

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49386 and 49398 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49386 and 49398. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49386 and 49398.

Prime Factorization of 49386

Prime Factorization of 49398

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49386 and 49398.

LCM(49386,49398) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8231¹ × 8233¹
LCM(49386,49398) = 406594938