What is the Least Common Multiple of 49492 and 49496?

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 49492 and 49496 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49492 and 49496, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49492,49496) = 4
LCM(49492,49496) = ( 49492 × 49496) / 4
LCM(49492,49496) = 2449656032 / 4
LCM(49492,49496) = 612414008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49492 and 49496 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49492 and 49496. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49492 and 49496.

Prime Factorization of 49492

Prime Factorization of 49496

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49492 and 49496.

LCM(49492,49496) = 2³ × 12373¹ × 23¹ × 269¹
LCM(49492,49496) = 612414008