What is the Least Common Multiple of 49926 and 49939?

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 49926 and 49939 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49926 and 49939, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49926,49939) = 1
LCM(49926,49939) = ( 49926 × 49939) / 1
LCM(49926,49939) = 2493254514 / 1
LCM(49926,49939) = 2493254514

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49926 and 49939 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49926 and 49939. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49926 and 49939.

Prime Factorization of 49926

Prime Factorization of 49939

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49926 and 49939.

LCM(49926,49939) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 157¹ × 49939¹
LCM(49926,49939) = 2493254514