What is the Least Common Multiple of 49612 and 49631?

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 49612 and 49631 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49612 and 49631, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49612,49631) = 1
LCM(49612,49631) = ( 49612 × 49631) / 1
LCM(49612,49631) = 2462293172 / 1
LCM(49612,49631) = 2462293172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49612 and 49631 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49612 and 49631. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49612 and 49631.

Prime Factorization of 49612

Prime Factorization of 49631

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49612 and 49631.

LCM(49612,49631) = 2² × 79¹ × 157¹ × 31¹ × 1601¹
LCM(49612,49631) = 2462293172