What is the Least Common Multiple of 49748 and 49764?

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 49764 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 49764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49748,49764) = 4
LCM(49748,49764) = ( 49748 × 49764) / 4
LCM(49748,49764) = 2475659472 / 4
LCM(49748,49764) = 618914868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49748 and 49764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49748 and 49764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49748 and 49764.

Prime Factorization of 49748

Prime Factorization of 49764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49748 and 49764.

LCM(49748,49764) = 2² × 12437¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(49748,49764) = 618914868