What is the Least Common Multiple of 49550 and 49558?

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 49550 and 49558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49550 and 49558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49550,49558) = 2
LCM(49550,49558) = ( 49550 × 49558) / 2
LCM(49550,49558) = 2455598900 / 2
LCM(49550,49558) = 1227799450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49550 and 49558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49550 and 49558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49550 and 49558.

Prime Factorization of 49550

Prime Factorization of 49558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49550 and 49558.

LCM(49550,49558) = 2¹ × 5² × 991¹ × 71¹ × 349¹
LCM(49550,49558) = 1227799450