What is the Least Common Multiple of 49548 and 49564?

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 49548 and 49564 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49548 and 49564, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49548,49564) = 4
LCM(49548,49564) = ( 49548 × 49564) / 4
LCM(49548,49564) = 2455797072 / 4
LCM(49548,49564) = 613949268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49548 and 49564 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49548 and 49564. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49548 and 49564.

Prime Factorization of 49548

Prime Factorization of 49564

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49548 and 49564.

LCM(49548,49564) = 2² × 3¹ × 4129¹ × 12391¹
LCM(49548,49564) = 613949268