What is the Least Common Multiple of 49532 and 49548?

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 49532 and 49548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49532 and 49548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49532,49548) = 4
LCM(49532,49548) = ( 49532 × 49548) / 4
LCM(49532,49548) = 2454211536 / 4
LCM(49532,49548) = 613552884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49532 and 49548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49532 and 49548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49532 and 49548.

Prime Factorization of 49532

Prime Factorization of 49548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49532 and 49548.

LCM(49532,49548) = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 61¹ × 3¹ × 4129¹
LCM(49532,49548) = 613552884