What is the Least Common Multiple of 49398 and 49402?

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 49398 and 49402 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49398 and 49402, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49398,49402) = 2
LCM(49398,49402) = ( 49398 × 49402) / 2
LCM(49398,49402) = 2440359996 / 2
LCM(49398,49402) = 1220179998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49398 and 49402 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49398 and 49402. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49398 and 49402.

Prime Factorization of 49398

Prime Factorization of 49402

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49398 and 49402.

LCM(49398,49402) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8233¹ × 17¹ × 1453¹
LCM(49398,49402) = 1220179998