What is the Least Common Multiple of 49257 and 49263?

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 49257 and 49263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49257 and 49263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49257,49263) = 3
LCM(49257,49263) = ( 49257 × 49263) / 3
LCM(49257,49263) = 2426547591 / 3
LCM(49257,49263) = 808849197

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49257 and 49263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49257 and 49263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49257 and 49263.

Prime Factorization of 49257

Prime Factorization of 49263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49257 and 49263.

LCM(49257,49263) = 3² × 13¹ × 421¹ × 16421¹
LCM(49257,49263) = 808849197