What is the Least Common Multiple of 49882 and 49902?

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 49882 and 49902 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49882 and 49902, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49882,49902) = 2
LCM(49882,49902) = ( 49882 × 49902) / 2
LCM(49882,49902) = 2489211564 / 2
LCM(49882,49902) = 1244605782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49882 and 49902 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49882 and 49902. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49882 and 49902.

Prime Factorization of 49882

Prime Factorization of 49902

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49882 and 49902.

LCM(49882,49902) = 2¹ × 7² × 509¹ × 3¹ × 8317¹
LCM(49882,49902) = 1244605782