What is the Least Common Multiple of 49816 and 49822?

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 49816 and 49822 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49816 and 49822, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49816,49822) = 2
LCM(49816,49822) = ( 49816 × 49822) / 2
LCM(49816,49822) = 2481932752 / 2
LCM(49816,49822) = 1240966376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49816 and 49822 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49816 and 49822. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49816 and 49822.

Prime Factorization of 49816

Prime Factorization of 49822

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49816 and 49822.

LCM(49816,49822) = 2³ × 13¹ × 479¹ × 29¹ × 859¹
LCM(49816,49822) = 1240966376