What is the Least Common Multiple of 49844 and 49852?

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 49844 and 49852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49844 and 49852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49844,49852) = 4
LCM(49844,49852) = ( 49844 × 49852) / 4
LCM(49844,49852) = 2484823088 / 4
LCM(49844,49852) = 621205772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49844 and 49852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49844 and 49852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49844 and 49852.

Prime Factorization of 49844

Prime Factorization of 49852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49844 and 49852.

LCM(49844,49852) = 2² × 17¹ × 733¹ × 11² × 103¹
LCM(49844,49852) = 621205772