What is the Least Common Multiple of 49557 and 49561?

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 49557 and 49561 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49557 and 49561, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49557,49561) = 1
LCM(49557,49561) = ( 49557 × 49561) / 1
LCM(49557,49561) = 2456094477 / 1
LCM(49557,49561) = 2456094477

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49557 and 49561 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49557 and 49561. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49557 and 49561.

Prime Factorization of 49557

Prime Factorization of 49561

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49557 and 49561.

LCM(49557,49561) = 3¹ × 16519¹ × 29¹ × 1709¹
LCM(49557,49561) = 2456094477