What is the Least Common Multiple of 49437 and 49444?

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 49437 and 49444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49437 and 49444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49437,49444) = 1
LCM(49437,49444) = ( 49437 × 49444) / 1
LCM(49437,49444) = 2444363028 / 1
LCM(49437,49444) = 2444363028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49437 and 49444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49437 and 49444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49437 and 49444.

Prime Factorization of 49437

Prime Factorization of 49444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49437 and 49444.

LCM(49437,49444) = 3³ × 1831¹ × 2² × 47¹ × 263¹
LCM(49437,49444) = 2444363028