What is the Least Common Multiple of 49646 and 49657?

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 49646 and 49657 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49646 and 49657, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49646,49657) = 1
LCM(49646,49657) = ( 49646 × 49657) / 1
LCM(49646,49657) = 2465271422 / 1
LCM(49646,49657) = 2465271422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49646 and 49657 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49646 and 49657. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49646 and 49657.

Prime Factorization of 49646

Prime Factorization of 49657

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49646 and 49657.

LCM(49646,49657) = 2¹ × 103¹ × 241¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 127¹
LCM(49646,49657) = 2465271422