What is the Least Common Multiple of 49834 and 49850?

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 49834 and 49850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49834 and 49850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49834,49850) = 2
LCM(49834,49850) = ( 49834 × 49850) / 2
LCM(49834,49850) = 2484224900 / 2
LCM(49834,49850) = 1242112450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49834 and 49850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49834 and 49850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49834 and 49850.

Prime Factorization of 49834

Prime Factorization of 49850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49834 and 49850.

LCM(49834,49850) = 2¹ × 24917¹ × 5² × 997¹
LCM(49834,49850) = 1242112450