What is the Least Common Multiple of 49926 and 49942?

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 49926 and 49942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49926 and 49942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49926,49942) = 2
LCM(49926,49942) = ( 49926 × 49942) / 2
LCM(49926,49942) = 2493404292 / 2
LCM(49926,49942) = 1246702146

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49926 and 49942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49926 and 49942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49926 and 49942.

Prime Factorization of 49926

Prime Factorization of 49942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49926 and 49942.

LCM(49926,49942) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 157¹ × 24971¹
LCM(49926,49942) = 1246702146