What is the Least Common Multiple of 49931 and 49937?

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 49931 and 49937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49931 and 49937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49931,49937) = 1
LCM(49931,49937) = ( 49931 × 49937) / 1
LCM(49931,49937) = 2493404347 / 1
LCM(49931,49937) = 2493404347

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49931 and 49937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49931 and 49937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49931 and 49937.

Prime Factorization of 49931

Prime Factorization of 49937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49931 and 49937.

LCM(49931,49937) = 7² × 1019¹ × 49937¹
LCM(49931,49937) = 2493404347