What is the Least Common Multiple of 49878 and 49896?

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 49878 and 49896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49878 and 49896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49878,49896) = 18
LCM(49878,49896) = ( 49878 × 49896) / 18
LCM(49878,49896) = 2488712688 / 18
LCM(49878,49896) = 138261816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49878 and 49896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49878 and 49896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49878 and 49896.

Prime Factorization of 49878

Prime Factorization of 49896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49878 and 49896.

LCM(49878,49896) = 2³ × 3⁴ × 17¹ × 163¹ × 7¹ × 11¹
LCM(49878,49896) = 138261816