What is the Least Common Multiple of 49401 and 49421?

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 49401 and 49421 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49401 and 49421, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49401,49421) = 1
LCM(49401,49421) = ( 49401 × 49421) / 1
LCM(49401,49421) = 2441446821 / 1
LCM(49401,49421) = 2441446821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49401 and 49421 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49401 and 49421. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49401 and 49421.

Prime Factorization of 49401

Prime Factorization of 49421

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49401 and 49421.

LCM(49401,49421) = 3² × 11¹ × 499¹ × 73¹ × 677¹
LCM(49401,49421) = 2441446821