What is the Least Common Multiple of 49941 and 49959?

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 49941 and 49959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49941 and 49959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49941,49959) = 9
LCM(49941,49959) = ( 49941 × 49959) / 9
LCM(49941,49959) = 2495002419 / 9
LCM(49941,49959) = 277222491

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49941 and 49959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49941 and 49959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49941 and 49959.

Prime Factorization of 49941

Prime Factorization of 49959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49941 and 49959.

LCM(49941,49959) = 3² × 31¹ × 179¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 61¹
LCM(49941,49959) = 277222491