What is the Least Common Multiple of 49924 and 49928?

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 49924 and 49928 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49924 and 49928, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49924,49928) = 4
LCM(49924,49928) = ( 49924 × 49928) / 4
LCM(49924,49928) = 2492605472 / 4
LCM(49924,49928) = 623151368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49924 and 49928 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49924 and 49928. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49924 and 49928.

Prime Factorization of 49924

Prime Factorization of 49928

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49924 and 49928.

LCM(49924,49928) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1783¹ × 79²
LCM(49924,49928) = 623151368