What is the Least Common Multiple of 49879 and 49899?

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 49879 and 49899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49879 and 49899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49879,49899) = 1
LCM(49879,49899) = ( 49879 × 49899) / 1
LCM(49879,49899) = 2488912221 / 1
LCM(49879,49899) = 2488912221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49879 and 49899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49879 and 49899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49879 and 49899.

Prime Factorization of 49879

Prime Factorization of 49899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49879 and 49899.

LCM(49879,49899) = 31¹ × 1609¹ × 3¹ × 16633¹
LCM(49879,49899) = 2488912221