What is the Least Common Multiple of 49728 and 49736?

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 49728 and 49736 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49728 and 49736, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49728,49736) = 8
LCM(49728,49736) = ( 49728 × 49736) / 8
LCM(49728,49736) = 2473271808 / 8
LCM(49728,49736) = 309158976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49728 and 49736 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49728 and 49736. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49728 and 49736.

Prime Factorization of 49728

Prime Factorization of 49736

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49728 and 49736.

LCM(49728,49736) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 37¹ × 6217¹
LCM(49728,49736) = 309158976