What is the Least Common Multiple of 49474 and 49481?

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 49474 and 49481 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49474 and 49481, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49474,49481) = 1
LCM(49474,49481) = ( 49474 × 49481) / 1
LCM(49474,49481) = 2448022994 / 1
LCM(49474,49481) = 2448022994

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49474 and 49481 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49474 and 49481. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49474 and 49481.

Prime Factorization of 49474

Prime Factorization of 49481

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49474 and 49481.

LCM(49474,49481) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 853¹ × 49481¹
LCM(49474,49481) = 2448022994