What is the Least Common Multiple of 49685 and 49695?

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 49685 and 49695 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49685 and 49695, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49685,49695) = 5
LCM(49685,49695) = ( 49685 × 49695) / 5
LCM(49685,49695) = 2469096075 / 5
LCM(49685,49695) = 493819215

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49685 and 49695 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49685 and 49695. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49685 and 49695.

Prime Factorization of 49685

Prime Factorization of 49695

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49685 and 49695.

LCM(49685,49695) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 523¹ × 3¹ × 3313¹
LCM(49685,49695) = 493819215