What is the Least Common Multiple of 49786 and 49804?

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 49786 and 49804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49786 and 49804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49786,49804) = 2
LCM(49786,49804) = ( 49786 × 49804) / 2
LCM(49786,49804) = 2479541944 / 2
LCM(49786,49804) = 1239770972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49786 and 49804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49786 and 49804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49786 and 49804.

Prime Factorization of 49786

Prime Factorization of 49804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49786 and 49804.

LCM(49786,49804) = 2² × 11¹ × 31¹ × 73¹ × 12451¹
LCM(49786,49804) = 1239770972