What is the Least Common Multiple of 49638 and 49653?

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 49638 and 49653 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49638 and 49653, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49638,49653) = 3
LCM(49638,49653) = ( 49638 × 49653) / 3
LCM(49638,49653) = 2464675614 / 3
LCM(49638,49653) = 821558538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49638 and 49653 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49638 and 49653. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49638 and 49653.

Prime Factorization of 49638

Prime Factorization of 49653

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49638 and 49653.

LCM(49638,49653) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 8273¹ × 613¹
LCM(49638,49653) = 821558538