What is the Least Common Multiple of 49880 and 49894?

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 49880 and 49894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49880 and 49894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49880,49894) = 2
LCM(49880,49894) = ( 49880 × 49894) / 2
LCM(49880,49894) = 2488712720 / 2
LCM(49880,49894) = 1244356360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49880 and 49894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49880 and 49894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49880 and 49894.

Prime Factorization of 49880

Prime Factorization of 49894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49880 and 49894.

LCM(49880,49894) = 2³ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 43¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 101¹
LCM(49880,49894) = 1244356360