What is the Least Common Multiple of 49698 and 49707?

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 49698 and 49707 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49698 and 49707, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49698,49707) = 9
LCM(49698,49707) = ( 49698 × 49707) / 9
LCM(49698,49707) = 2470338486 / 9
LCM(49698,49707) = 274482054

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49698 and 49707 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49698 and 49707. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49698 and 49707.

Prime Factorization of 49698

Prime Factorization of 49707

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49698 and 49707.

LCM(49698,49707) = 2¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 251¹ × 7¹ × 263¹
LCM(49698,49707) = 274482054