What is the Least Common Multiple of 49624 and 49644?

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 49624 and 49644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49624 and 49644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49624,49644) = 4
LCM(49624,49644) = ( 49624 × 49644) / 4
LCM(49624,49644) = 2463533856 / 4
LCM(49624,49644) = 615883464

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49624 and 49644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49624 and 49644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49624 and 49644.

Prime Factorization of 49624

Prime Factorization of 49644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49624 and 49644.

LCM(49624,49644) = 2³ × 6203¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 197¹
LCM(49624,49644) = 615883464