What is the Least Common Multiple of 49506 and 49523?

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 49523 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 49523, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49506,49523) = 1
LCM(49506,49523) = ( 49506 × 49523) / 1
LCM(49506,49523) = 2451685638 / 1
LCM(49506,49523) = 2451685638

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49506 and 49523 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49506 and 49523. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49506 and 49523.

Prime Factorization of 49506

Prime Factorization of 49523

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49506 and 49523.

LCM(49506,49523) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 37¹ × 223¹ × 49523¹
LCM(49506,49523) = 2451685638