What is the Least Common Multiple of 49908 and 49922?

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 49908 and 49922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49908 and 49922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49908,49922) = 2
LCM(49908,49922) = ( 49908 × 49922) / 2
LCM(49908,49922) = 2491507176 / 2
LCM(49908,49922) = 1245753588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49908 and 49922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49908 and 49922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49908 and 49922.

Prime Factorization of 49908

Prime Factorization of 49922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49908 and 49922.

LCM(49908,49922) = 2² × 3¹ × 4159¹ × 109¹ × 229¹
LCM(49908,49922) = 1245753588