What is the Least Common Multiple of 49856 and 49862?

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 49856 and 49862 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49856 and 49862, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49856,49862) = 2
LCM(49856,49862) = ( 49856 × 49862) / 2
LCM(49856,49862) = 2485919872 / 2
LCM(49856,49862) = 1242959936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49856 and 49862 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49856 and 49862. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49856 and 49862.

Prime Factorization of 49856

Prime Factorization of 49862

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49856 and 49862.

LCM(49856,49862) = 2⁶ × 19¹ × 41¹ × 107¹ × 233¹
LCM(49856,49862) = 1242959936