What is the Least Common Multiple of 49917 and 49931?

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 49931 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 49931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49917,49931) = 7
LCM(49917,49931) = ( 49917 × 49931) / 7
LCM(49917,49931) = 2492405727 / 7
LCM(49917,49931) = 356057961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49917 and 49931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49917 and 49931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49917 and 49931.

Prime Factorization of 49917

Prime Factorization of 49931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49917 and 49931.

LCM(49917,49931) = 3¹ × 7² × 2377¹ × 1019¹
LCM(49917,49931) = 356057961