What is the Least Common Multiple of 49917 and 49921?

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 49917 and 49921 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49917 and 49921, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49917,49921) = 1
LCM(49917,49921) = ( 49917 × 49921) / 1
LCM(49917,49921) = 2491906557 / 1
LCM(49917,49921) = 2491906557

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49917 and 49921 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49917 and 49921. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49917 and 49921.

Prime Factorization of 49917

Prime Factorization of 49921

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49917 and 49921.

LCM(49917,49921) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2377¹ × 49921¹
LCM(49917,49921) = 2491906557