What is the Least Common Multiple of 49788 and 49797?

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 49788 and 49797 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49788 and 49797, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49788,49797) = 9
LCM(49788,49797) = ( 49788 × 49797) / 9
LCM(49788,49797) = 2479293036 / 9
LCM(49788,49797) = 275477004

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49788 and 49797 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49788 and 49797. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49788 and 49797.

Prime Factorization of 49788

Prime Factorization of 49797

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49788 and 49797.

LCM(49788,49797) = 2² × 3³ × 461¹ × 11¹ × 503¹
LCM(49788,49797) = 275477004