What is the Least Common Multiple of 49745 and 49750?

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 49745 and 49750 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49745 and 49750, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49745,49750) = 5
LCM(49745,49750) = ( 49745 × 49750) / 5
LCM(49745,49750) = 2474813750 / 5
LCM(49745,49750) = 494962750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49745 and 49750 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49745 and 49750. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49745 and 49750.

Prime Factorization of 49745

Prime Factorization of 49750

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49745 and 49750.

LCM(49745,49750) = 5³ × 9949¹ × 2¹ × 199¹
LCM(49745,49750) = 494962750