What is the Least Common Multiple of 49741 and 49757?

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 49741 and 49757 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49741 and 49757, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49741,49757) = 1
LCM(49741,49757) = ( 49741 × 49757) / 1
LCM(49741,49757) = 2474962937 / 1
LCM(49741,49757) = 2474962937

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49741 and 49757 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49741 and 49757. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49741 and 49757.

Prime Factorization of 49741

Prime Factorization of 49757

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49741 and 49757.

LCM(49741,49757) = 49741¹ × 49757¹
LCM(49741,49757) = 2474962937