What is the Least Common Multiple of 49538 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 49538 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 49538 and 49548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49538,49548) = 2
LCM(49538,49548) = ( 49538 × 49548) / 2
LCM(49538,49548) = 2454508824 / 2
LCM(49538,49548) = 1227254412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49538 and 49548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49538 and 49548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49538 and 49548.

Prime Factorization of 49538

Prime Factorization of 49548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49538 and 49548.

LCM(49538,49548) = 2² × 17¹ × 31¹ × 47¹ × 3¹ × 4129¹
LCM(49538,49548) = 1227254412