What is the Least Common Multiple of 49496 and 49508?

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 49496 and 49508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49496 and 49508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49496,49508) = 4
LCM(49496,49508) = ( 49496 × 49508) / 4
LCM(49496,49508) = 2450447968 / 4
LCM(49496,49508) = 612611992

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49496 and 49508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49496 and 49508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49496 and 49508.

Prime Factorization of 49496

Prime Factorization of 49508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49496 and 49508.

LCM(49496,49508) = 2³ × 23¹ × 269¹ × 12377¹
LCM(49496,49508) = 612611992