What is the Least Common Multiple of 49457 and 49472?

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 49457 and 49472 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49457 and 49472, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49457,49472) = 1
LCM(49457,49472) = ( 49457 × 49472) / 1
LCM(49457,49472) = 2446736704 / 1
LCM(49457,49472) = 2446736704

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49457 and 49472 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49457 and 49472. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49457 and 49472.

Prime Factorization of 49457

Prime Factorization of 49472

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49457 and 49472.

LCM(49457,49472) = 19² × 137¹ × 2⁶ × 773¹
LCM(49457,49472) = 2446736704