What is the Least Common Multiple of 49911 and 49916?

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 49911 and 49916 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49911 and 49916, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49911,49916) = 1
LCM(49911,49916) = ( 49911 × 49916) / 1
LCM(49911,49916) = 2491357476 / 1
LCM(49911,49916) = 2491357476

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49911 and 49916 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49911 and 49916. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49911 and 49916.

Prime Factorization of 49911

Prime Factorization of 49916

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49911 and 49916.

LCM(49911,49916) = 3¹ × 127¹ × 131¹ × 2² × 12479¹
LCM(49911,49916) = 2491357476