What is the Least Common Multiple of 49391 and 49397?

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 49391 and 49397 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49391 and 49397, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49391,49397) = 1
LCM(49391,49397) = ( 49391 × 49397) / 1
LCM(49391,49397) = 2439767227 / 1
LCM(49391,49397) = 2439767227

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49391 and 49397 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49391 and 49397. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49391 and 49397.

Prime Factorization of 49391

Prime Factorization of 49397

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49391 and 49397.

LCM(49391,49397) = 49391¹ × 47¹ × 1051¹
LCM(49391,49397) = 2439767227