What is the Least Common Multiple of 49726 and 49745?

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 49726 and 49745 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49726 and 49745, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49726,49745) = 1
LCM(49726,49745) = ( 49726 × 49745) / 1
LCM(49726,49745) = 2473619870 / 1
LCM(49726,49745) = 2473619870

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49726 and 49745 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49726 and 49745. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49726 and 49745.

Prime Factorization of 49726

Prime Factorization of 49745

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49726 and 49745.

LCM(49726,49745) = 2¹ × 23² × 47¹ × 5¹ × 9949¹
LCM(49726,49745) = 2473619870