What is the Least Common Multiple of 49748 and 49762?

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 49748 and 49762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49748 and 49762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49748,49762) = 2
LCM(49748,49762) = ( 49748 × 49762) / 2
LCM(49748,49762) = 2475559976 / 2
LCM(49748,49762) = 1237779988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49748 and 49762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49748 and 49762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49748 and 49762.

Prime Factorization of 49748

Prime Factorization of 49762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49748 and 49762.

LCM(49748,49762) = 2² × 12437¹ × 139¹ × 179¹
LCM(49748,49762) = 1237779988