What is the Least Common Multiple of 49388 and 49403?

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 49388 and 49403 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49388 and 49403, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49388,49403) = 1
LCM(49388,49403) = ( 49388 × 49403) / 1
LCM(49388,49403) = 2439915364 / 1
LCM(49388,49403) = 2439915364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49388 and 49403 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49388 and 49403. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49388 and 49403.

Prime Factorization of 49388

Prime Factorization of 49403

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49388 and 49403.

LCM(49388,49403) = 2² × 12347¹ × 127¹ × 389¹
LCM(49388,49403) = 2439915364