What is the Least Common Multiple of 49506 and 49521?

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 49506 and 49521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49506 and 49521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49506,49521) = 3
LCM(49506,49521) = ( 49506 × 49521) / 3
LCM(49506,49521) = 2451586626 / 3
LCM(49506,49521) = 817195542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49506 and 49521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49506 and 49521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49506 and 49521.

Prime Factorization of 49506

Prime Factorization of 49521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49506 and 49521.

LCM(49506,49521) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 223¹ × 17¹ × 971¹
LCM(49506,49521) = 817195542