What is the Least Common Multiple of 49502 and 49520?

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 49502 and 49520 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49502 and 49520, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49502,49520) = 2
LCM(49502,49520) = ( 49502 × 49520) / 2
LCM(49502,49520) = 2451339040 / 2
LCM(49502,49520) = 1225669520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49502 and 49520 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49502 and 49520. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49502 and 49520.

Prime Factorization of 49502

Prime Factorization of 49520

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49502 and 49520.

LCM(49502,49520) = 2⁴ × 53¹ × 467¹ × 5¹ × 619¹
LCM(49502,49520) = 1225669520