What is the Least Common Multiple of 49696 and 49701?

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 49696 and 49701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49696 and 49701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49696,49701) = 1
LCM(49696,49701) = ( 49696 × 49701) / 1
LCM(49696,49701) = 2469940896 / 1
LCM(49696,49701) = 2469940896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49696 and 49701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49696 and 49701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49696 and 49701.

Prime Factorization of 49696

Prime Factorization of 49701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49696 and 49701.

LCM(49696,49701) = 2⁵ × 1553¹ × 3¹ × 16567¹
LCM(49696,49701) = 2469940896