What is the Least Common Multiple of 49920 and 49932?

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 49920 and 49932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49920 and 49932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49920,49932) = 12
LCM(49920,49932) = ( 49920 × 49932) / 12
LCM(49920,49932) = 2492605440 / 12
LCM(49920,49932) = 207717120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49920 and 49932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49920 and 49932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49920 and 49932.

Prime Factorization of 49920

Prime Factorization of 49932

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49920 and 49932.

LCM(49920,49932) = 2⁸ × 3² × 5¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 73¹
LCM(49920,49932) = 207717120