What is the Least Common Multiple of 49480 and 49494?

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 49480 and 49494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49480 and 49494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49480,49494) = 2
LCM(49480,49494) = ( 49480 × 49494) / 2
LCM(49480,49494) = 2448963120 / 2
LCM(49480,49494) = 1224481560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49480 and 49494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49480 and 49494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49480 and 49494.

Prime Factorization of 49480

Prime Factorization of 49494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49480 and 49494.

LCM(49480,49494) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1237¹ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 113¹
LCM(49480,49494) = 1224481560