What is the Least Common Multiple of 49800 and 49818?

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 49800 and 49818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49800 and 49818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49800,49818) = 6
LCM(49800,49818) = ( 49800 × 49818) / 6
LCM(49800,49818) = 2480936400 / 6
LCM(49800,49818) = 413489400

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49800 and 49818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49800 and 49818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49800 and 49818.

Prime Factorization of 49800

Prime Factorization of 49818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49800 and 49818.

LCM(49800,49818) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5² × 83¹ × 19² × 23¹
LCM(49800,49818) = 413489400