What is the Least Common Multiple of 49516 and 49524?

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 49516 and 49524 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49516 and 49524, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49516,49524) = 4
LCM(49516,49524) = ( 49516 × 49524) / 4
LCM(49516,49524) = 2452230384 / 4
LCM(49516,49524) = 613057596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49516 and 49524 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49516 and 49524. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49516 and 49524.

Prime Factorization of 49516

Prime Factorization of 49524

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49516 and 49524.

LCM(49516,49524) = 2² × 12379¹ × 3¹ × 4127¹
LCM(49516,49524) = 613057596