What is the Least Common Multiple of 49931 and 49940?

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 49940 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 49940, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49931,49940) = 1
LCM(49931,49940) = ( 49931 × 49940) / 1
LCM(49931,49940) = 2493554140 / 1
LCM(49931,49940) = 2493554140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49931 and 49940 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49931 and 49940. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49931 and 49940.

Prime Factorization of 49931

Prime Factorization of 49940

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49931 and 49940.

LCM(49931,49940) = 7² × 1019¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 227¹
LCM(49931,49940) = 2493554140