What is the Least Common Multiple of 49478 and 49484?

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 49478 and 49484 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49478 and 49484, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49478,49484) = 2
LCM(49478,49484) = ( 49478 × 49484) / 2
LCM(49478,49484) = 2448369352 / 2
LCM(49478,49484) = 1224184676

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49478 and 49484 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49478 and 49484. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49478 and 49484.

Prime Factorization of 49478

Prime Factorization of 49484

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49478 and 49484.

LCM(49478,49484) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 89¹ × 139¹
LCM(49478,49484) = 1224184676