What is the Least Common Multiple of 49938 and 49943?

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 49938 and 49943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49938 and 49943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49938,49943) = 1
LCM(49938,49943) = ( 49938 × 49943) / 1
LCM(49938,49943) = 2494053534 / 1
LCM(49938,49943) = 2494053534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49938 and 49943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49938 and 49943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49938 and 49943.

Prime Factorization of 49938

Prime Factorization of 49943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49938 and 49943.

LCM(49938,49943) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 41¹ × 49943¹
LCM(49938,49943) = 2494053534