What is the Least Common Multiple of 49946 and 49963?

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 49946 and 49963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49946 and 49963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49946,49963) = 17
LCM(49946,49963) = ( 49946 × 49963) / 17
LCM(49946,49963) = 2495451998 / 17
LCM(49946,49963) = 146791294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49946 and 49963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49946 and 49963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49946 and 49963.

Prime Factorization of 49946

Prime Factorization of 49963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49946 and 49963.

LCM(49946,49963) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 113¹ × 2939¹
LCM(49946,49963) = 146791294