What is the Least Common Multiple of 49891 and 49898?

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 49891 and 49898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49891 and 49898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49891,49898) = 1
LCM(49891,49898) = ( 49891 × 49898) / 1
LCM(49891,49898) = 2489461118 / 1
LCM(49891,49898) = 2489461118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49891 and 49898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49891 and 49898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49891 and 49898.

Prime Factorization of 49891

Prime Factorization of 49898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49891 and 49898.

LCM(49891,49898) = 49891¹ × 2¹ × 61¹ × 409¹
LCM(49891,49898) = 2489461118