What is the Least Common Multiple of 49631 and 49638?

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 49631 and 49638 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49631 and 49638, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49631,49638) = 1
LCM(49631,49638) = ( 49631 × 49638) / 1
LCM(49631,49638) = 2463583578 / 1
LCM(49631,49638) = 2463583578

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49631 and 49638 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49631 and 49638. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49631 and 49638.

Prime Factorization of 49631

Prime Factorization of 49638

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49631 and 49638.

LCM(49631,49638) = 31¹ × 1601¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 8273¹
LCM(49631,49638) = 2463583578