What is the Least Common Multiple of 49531 and 49544?

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 49531 and 49544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49531 and 49544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49531,49544) = 1
LCM(49531,49544) = ( 49531 × 49544) / 1
LCM(49531,49544) = 2453963864 / 1
LCM(49531,49544) = 2453963864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49531 and 49544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49531 and 49544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49531 and 49544.

Prime Factorization of 49531

Prime Factorization of 49544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49531 and 49544.

LCM(49531,49544) = 49531¹ × 2³ × 11¹ × 563¹
LCM(49531,49544) = 2453963864