What is the Least Common Multiple of 49650 and 49658?

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 49650 and 49658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49650 and 49658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49650,49658) = 2
LCM(49650,49658) = ( 49650 × 49658) / 2
LCM(49650,49658) = 2465519700 / 2
LCM(49650,49658) = 1232759850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49650 and 49658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49650 and 49658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49650 and 49658.

Prime Factorization of 49650

Prime Factorization of 49658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49650 and 49658.

LCM(49650,49658) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 331¹ × 7¹ × 3547¹
LCM(49650,49658) = 1232759850