What is the Least Common Multiple of 49478 and 49485?

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 49485 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 49485, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49478,49485) = 1
LCM(49478,49485) = ( 49478 × 49485) / 1
LCM(49478,49485) = 2448418830 / 1
LCM(49478,49485) = 2448418830

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49478 and 49485 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49478 and 49485. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49478 and 49485.

Prime Factorization of 49478

Prime Factorization of 49485

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49478 and 49485.

LCM(49478,49485) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 3299¹
LCM(49478,49485) = 2448418830