What is the Least Common Multiple of 49948 and 49968?

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 49948 and 49968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49948 and 49968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49948,49968) = 4
LCM(49948,49968) = ( 49948 × 49968) / 4
LCM(49948,49968) = 2495801664 / 4
LCM(49948,49968) = 623950416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49948 and 49968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49948 and 49968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49948 and 49968.

Prime Factorization of 49948

Prime Factorization of 49968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49948 and 49968.

LCM(49948,49968) = 2⁴ × 12487¹ × 3² × 347¹
LCM(49948,49968) = 623950416