What is the Least Common Multiple of 49942 and 49948?

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 49942 and 49948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49942 and 49948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49942,49948) = 2
LCM(49942,49948) = ( 49942 × 49948) / 2
LCM(49942,49948) = 2494503016 / 2
LCM(49942,49948) = 1247251508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49942 and 49948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49942 and 49948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49942 and 49948.

Prime Factorization of 49942

Prime Factorization of 49948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49942 and 49948.

LCM(49942,49948) = 2² × 24971¹ × 12487¹
LCM(49942,49948) = 1247251508