What is the Least Common Multiple of 49444 and 49461?

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 49444 and 49461 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49444 and 49461, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49444,49461) = 1
LCM(49444,49461) = ( 49444 × 49461) / 1
LCM(49444,49461) = 2445549684 / 1
LCM(49444,49461) = 2445549684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49444 and 49461 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49444 and 49461. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49444 and 49461.

Prime Factorization of 49444

Prime Factorization of 49461

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49444 and 49461.

LCM(49444,49461) = 2² × 47¹ × 263¹ × 3¹ × 16487¹
LCM(49444,49461) = 2445549684