What is the Least Common Multiple of 49915 and 49930?

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 49915 and 49930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49915 and 49930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49915,49930) = 5
LCM(49915,49930) = ( 49915 × 49930) / 5
LCM(49915,49930) = 2492255950 / 5
LCM(49915,49930) = 498451190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49915 and 49930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49915 and 49930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49915 and 49930.

Prime Factorization of 49915

Prime Factorization of 49930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49915 and 49930.

LCM(49915,49930) = 5¹ × 67¹ × 149¹ × 2¹ × 4993¹
LCM(49915,49930) = 498451190