What is the Least Common Multiple of 49698 and 49709?

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 49709 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 49709, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49698,49709) = 11
LCM(49698,49709) = ( 49698 × 49709) / 11
LCM(49698,49709) = 2470437882 / 11
LCM(49698,49709) = 224585262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49698 and 49709 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49698 and 49709. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49698 and 49709.

Prime Factorization of 49698

Prime Factorization of 49709

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49698 and 49709.

LCM(49698,49709) = 2¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 251¹ × 4519¹
LCM(49698,49709) = 224585262