What is the Least Common Multiple of 49552 and 49570?

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 49552 and 49570 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49552 and 49570, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49552,49570) = 2
LCM(49552,49570) = ( 49552 × 49570) / 2
LCM(49552,49570) = 2456292640 / 2
LCM(49552,49570) = 1228146320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49552 and 49570 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49552 and 49570. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49552 and 49570.

Prime Factorization of 49552

Prime Factorization of 49570

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49552 and 49570.

LCM(49552,49570) = 2⁴ × 19¹ × 163¹ × 5¹ × 4957¹
LCM(49552,49570) = 1228146320