What is the Least Common Multiple of 49781 and 49786?

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 49781 and 49786 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49781 and 49786, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49781,49786) = 1
LCM(49781,49786) = ( 49781 × 49786) / 1
LCM(49781,49786) = 2478396866 / 1
LCM(49781,49786) = 2478396866

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49781 and 49786 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49781 and 49786. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49781 and 49786.

Prime Factorization of 49781

Prime Factorization of 49786

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49781 and 49786.

LCM(49781,49786) = 67¹ × 743¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 73¹
LCM(49781,49786) = 2478396866