What is the Least Common Multiple of 49405 and 49409?

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 49405 and 49409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49405 and 49409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49405,49409) = 1
LCM(49405,49409) = ( 49405 × 49409) / 1
LCM(49405,49409) = 2441051645 / 1
LCM(49405,49409) = 2441051645

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49405 and 49409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49405 and 49409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49405 and 49409.

Prime Factorization of 49405

Prime Factorization of 49409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49405 and 49409.

LCM(49405,49409) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 241¹ × 49409¹
LCM(49405,49409) = 2441051645