What is the Least Common Multiple of 49436 and 49443?

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 49436 and 49443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49436 and 49443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49436,49443) = 1
LCM(49436,49443) = ( 49436 × 49443) / 1
LCM(49436,49443) = 2444264148 / 1
LCM(49436,49443) = 2444264148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49436 and 49443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49436 and 49443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49436 and 49443.

Prime Factorization of 49436

Prime Factorization of 49443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49436 and 49443.

LCM(49436,49443) = 2² × 17¹ × 727¹ × 3¹ × 16481¹
LCM(49436,49443) = 2444264148