What is the Least Common Multiple of 49909 and 49926?

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 49909 and 49926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49909 and 49926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49909,49926) = 1
LCM(49909,49926) = ( 49909 × 49926) / 1
LCM(49909,49926) = 2491756734 / 1
LCM(49909,49926) = 2491756734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49909 and 49926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49909 and 49926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49909 and 49926.

Prime Factorization of 49909

Prime Factorization of 49926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49909 and 49926.

LCM(49909,49926) = 29¹ × 1721¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 157¹
LCM(49909,49926) = 2491756734