What is the Least Common Multiple of 49782 and 49789?

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 49782 and 49789 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49782 and 49789, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49782,49789) = 1
LCM(49782,49789) = ( 49782 × 49789) / 1
LCM(49782,49789) = 2478595998 / 1
LCM(49782,49789) = 2478595998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49782 and 49789 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49782 and 49789. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49782 and 49789.

Prime Factorization of 49782

Prime Factorization of 49789

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49782 and 49789.

LCM(49782,49789) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8297¹ × 49789¹
LCM(49782,49789) = 2478595998