What is the Least Common Multiple of 49863 and 49873?

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 49863 and 49873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49863 and 49873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49863,49873) = 1
LCM(49863,49873) = ( 49863 × 49873) / 1
LCM(49863,49873) = 2486817399 / 1
LCM(49863,49873) = 2486817399

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49863 and 49873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49863 and 49873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49863 and 49873.

Prime Factorization of 49863

Prime Factorization of 49873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49863 and 49873.

LCM(49863,49873) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1511¹ × 53¹ × 941¹
LCM(49863,49873) = 2486817399