What is the Least Common Multiple of 49859 and 49867?

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 49859 and 49867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49859 and 49867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49859,49867) = 1
LCM(49859,49867) = ( 49859 × 49867) / 1
LCM(49859,49867) = 2486318753 / 1
LCM(49859,49867) = 2486318753

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49859 and 49867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49859 and 49867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49859 and 49867.

Prime Factorization of 49859

Prime Factorization of 49867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49859 and 49867.

LCM(49859,49867) = 73¹ × 683¹ × 47¹ × 1061¹
LCM(49859,49867) = 2486318753