What is the Least Common Multiple of 49406 and 49412?

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 49406 and 49412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49406 and 49412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49406,49412) = 2
LCM(49406,49412) = ( 49406 × 49412) / 2
LCM(49406,49412) = 2441249272 / 2
LCM(49406,49412) = 1220624636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49406 and 49412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49406 and 49412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49406 and 49412.

Prime Factorization of 49406

Prime Factorization of 49412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49406 and 49412.

LCM(49406,49412) = 2² × 7¹ × 3529¹ × 11¹ × 1123¹
LCM(49406,49412) = 1220624636