What is the Least Common Multiple of 49442 and 49452?

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 49442 and 49452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49442 and 49452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49442,49452) = 2
LCM(49442,49452) = ( 49442 × 49452) / 2
LCM(49442,49452) = 2445005784 / 2
LCM(49442,49452) = 1222502892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49442 and 49452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49442 and 49452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49442 and 49452.

Prime Factorization of 49442

Prime Factorization of 49452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49442 and 49452.

LCM(49442,49452) = 2² × 59¹ × 419¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 317¹
LCM(49442,49452) = 1222502892