What is the Least Common Multiple of 49458 and 49474?

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 49474 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 49474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49458,49474) = 2
LCM(49458,49474) = ( 49458 × 49474) / 2
LCM(49458,49474) = 2446885092 / 2
LCM(49458,49474) = 1223442546

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49458 and 49474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49458 and 49474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49458 and 49474.

Prime Factorization of 49458

Prime Factorization of 49474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49458 and 49474.

LCM(49458,49474) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8243¹ × 29¹ × 853¹
LCM(49458,49474) = 1223442546