What is the Least Common Multiple of 49802 and 49816?

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 49802 and 49816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49802 and 49816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49802,49816) = 2
LCM(49802,49816) = ( 49802 × 49816) / 2
LCM(49802,49816) = 2480936432 / 2
LCM(49802,49816) = 1240468216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49802 and 49816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49802 and 49816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49802 and 49816.

Prime Factorization of 49802

Prime Factorization of 49816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49802 and 49816.

LCM(49802,49816) = 2³ × 37¹ × 673¹ × 13¹ × 479¹
LCM(49802,49816) = 1240468216