What is the Least Common Multiple of 49844 and 49856?

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 49856 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 49856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49844,49856) = 4
LCM(49844,49856) = ( 49844 × 49856) / 4
LCM(49844,49856) = 2485022464 / 4
LCM(49844,49856) = 621255616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49844 and 49856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49844 and 49856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49844 and 49856.

Prime Factorization of 49844

Prime Factorization of 49856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49844 and 49856.

LCM(49844,49856) = 2⁶ × 17¹ × 733¹ × 19¹ × 41¹
LCM(49844,49856) = 621255616