What is the Least Common Multiple of 49734 and 49741?

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 49734 and 49741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49734 and 49741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49734,49741) = 1
LCM(49734,49741) = ( 49734 × 49741) / 1
LCM(49734,49741) = 2473818894 / 1
LCM(49734,49741) = 2473818894

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49734 and 49741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49734 and 49741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49734 and 49741.

Prime Factorization of 49734

Prime Factorization of 49741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49734 and 49741.

LCM(49734,49741) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 307¹ × 49741¹
LCM(49734,49741) = 2473818894