What is the Least Common Multiple of 49586 and 49602?

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 49586 and 49602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49586 and 49602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49586,49602) = 2
LCM(49586,49602) = ( 49586 × 49602) / 2
LCM(49586,49602) = 2459564772 / 2
LCM(49586,49602) = 1229782386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49586 and 49602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49586 and 49602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49586 and 49602.

Prime Factorization of 49586

Prime Factorization of 49602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49586 and 49602.

LCM(49586,49602) = 2¹ × 24793¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1181¹
LCM(49586,49602) = 1229782386