What is the Least Common Multiple of 49458 and 49473?

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 49458 and 49473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49458 and 49473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49458,49473) = 3
LCM(49458,49473) = ( 49458 × 49473) / 3
LCM(49458,49473) = 2446835634 / 3
LCM(49458,49473) = 815611878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49458 and 49473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49458 and 49473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49458 and 49473.

Prime Factorization of 49458

Prime Factorization of 49473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49458 and 49473.

LCM(49458,49473) = 2¹ × 3² × 8243¹ × 23¹ × 239¹
LCM(49458,49473) = 815611878