What is the Least Common Multiple of 49947 and 49957?

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 49947 and 49957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49947 and 49957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49947,49957) = 1
LCM(49947,49957) = ( 49947 × 49957) / 1
LCM(49947,49957) = 2495202279 / 1
LCM(49947,49957) = 2495202279

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49947 and 49957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49947 and 49957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49947 and 49957.

Prime Factorization of 49947

Prime Factorization of 49957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49947 and 49957.

LCM(49947,49957) = 3¹ × 16649¹ × 49957¹
LCM(49947,49957) = 2495202279