What is the Least Common Multiple of 49884 and 49901?

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 49884 and 49901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49884 and 49901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49884,49901) = 1
LCM(49884,49901) = ( 49884 × 49901) / 1
LCM(49884,49901) = 2489261484 / 1
LCM(49884,49901) = 2489261484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49884 and 49901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49884 and 49901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49884 and 49901.

Prime Factorization of 49884

Prime Factorization of 49901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49884 and 49901.

LCM(49884,49901) = 2² × 3¹ × 4157¹ × 139¹ × 359¹
LCM(49884,49901) = 2489261484