What is the Least Common Multiple of 49471 and 49486?

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 49471 and 49486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49471 and 49486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49471,49486) = 1
LCM(49471,49486) = ( 49471 × 49486) / 1
LCM(49471,49486) = 2448121906 / 1
LCM(49471,49486) = 2448121906

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49471 and 49486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49471 and 49486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49471 and 49486.

Prime Factorization of 49471

Prime Factorization of 49486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49471 and 49486.

LCM(49471,49486) = 61¹ × 811¹ × 2¹ × 109¹ × 227¹
LCM(49471,49486) = 2448121906