What is the Least Common Multiple of 49534 and 49552?

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 49534 and 49552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49534 and 49552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49534,49552) = 2
LCM(49534,49552) = ( 49534 × 49552) / 2
LCM(49534,49552) = 2454508768 / 2
LCM(49534,49552) = 1227254384

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49534 and 49552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49534 and 49552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49534 and 49552.

Prime Factorization of 49534

Prime Factorization of 49552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49534 and 49552.

LCM(49534,49552) = 2⁴ × 24767¹ × 19¹ × 163¹
LCM(49534,49552) = 1227254384