What is the Least Common Multiple of 49886 and 49897?

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 49886 and 49897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49886 and 49897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49886,49897) = 1
LCM(49886,49897) = ( 49886 × 49897) / 1
LCM(49886,49897) = 2489161742 / 1
LCM(49886,49897) = 2489161742

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49886 and 49897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49886 and 49897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49886 and 49897.

Prime Factorization of 49886

Prime Factorization of 49897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49886 and 49897.

LCM(49886,49897) = 2¹ × 24943¹ × 41¹ × 1217¹
LCM(49886,49897) = 2489161742