What is the Least Common Multiple of 49705 and 49717?

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 49705 and 49717 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49705 and 49717, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49705,49717) = 1
LCM(49705,49717) = ( 49705 × 49717) / 1
LCM(49705,49717) = 2471183485 / 1
LCM(49705,49717) = 2471183485

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49705 and 49717 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49705 and 49717. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49705 and 49717.

Prime Factorization of 49705

Prime Factorization of 49717

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49705 and 49717.

LCM(49705,49717) = 5¹ × 9941¹ × 83¹ × 599¹
LCM(49705,49717) = 2471183485