What is the Least Common Multiple of 49708 and 49716?

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 49708 and 49716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49708 and 49716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49708,49716) = 4
LCM(49708,49716) = ( 49708 × 49716) / 4
LCM(49708,49716) = 2471282928 / 4
LCM(49708,49716) = 617820732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49708 and 49716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49708 and 49716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49708 and 49716.

Prime Factorization of 49708

Prime Factorization of 49716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49708 and 49716.

LCM(49708,49716) = 2² × 17² × 43¹ × 3² × 1381¹
LCM(49708,49716) = 617820732