What is the Least Common Multiple of 49892 and 49908?

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 49892 and 49908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49892 and 49908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49892,49908) = 4
LCM(49892,49908) = ( 49892 × 49908) / 4
LCM(49892,49908) = 2490009936 / 4
LCM(49892,49908) = 622502484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49892 and 49908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49892 and 49908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49892 and 49908.

Prime Factorization of 49892

Prime Factorization of 49908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49892 and 49908.

LCM(49892,49908) = 2² × 12473¹ × 3¹ × 4159¹
LCM(49892,49908) = 622502484