What is the Least Common Multiple of 49707 and 49718?

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 49707 and 49718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49707 and 49718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49707,49718) = 1
LCM(49707,49718) = ( 49707 × 49718) / 1
LCM(49707,49718) = 2471332626 / 1
LCM(49707,49718) = 2471332626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49707 and 49718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49707 and 49718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49707 and 49718.

Prime Factorization of 49707

Prime Factorization of 49718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49707 and 49718.

LCM(49707,49718) = 3³ × 7¹ × 263¹ × 2¹ × 24859¹
LCM(49707,49718) = 2471332626