What is the Least Common Multiple of 49878 and 49893?

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 49878 and 49893 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49878 and 49893, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49878,49893) = 3
LCM(49878,49893) = ( 49878 × 49893) / 3
LCM(49878,49893) = 2488563054 / 3
LCM(49878,49893) = 829521018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49878 and 49893 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49878 and 49893. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49878 and 49893.

Prime Factorization of 49878

Prime Factorization of 49893

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49878 and 49893.

LCM(49878,49893) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 163¹ × 16631¹
LCM(49878,49893) = 829521018