What is the Least Common Multiple of 49494 and 49504?

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 49494 and 49504 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49494 and 49504, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49494,49504) = 2
LCM(49494,49504) = ( 49494 × 49504) / 2
LCM(49494,49504) = 2450150976 / 2
LCM(49494,49504) = 1225075488

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49494 and 49504 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49494 and 49504. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49494 and 49504.

Prime Factorization of 49494

Prime Factorization of 49504

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49494 and 49504.

LCM(49494,49504) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 73¹ × 113¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹
LCM(49494,49504) = 1225075488