What is the Least Common Multiple of 49950 and 49961?

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 49950 and 49961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49950 and 49961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49950,49961) = 1
LCM(49950,49961) = ( 49950 × 49961) / 1
LCM(49950,49961) = 2495551950 / 1
LCM(49950,49961) = 2495551950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49950 and 49961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49950 and 49961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49950 and 49961.

Prime Factorization of 49950

Prime Factorization of 49961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49950 and 49961.

LCM(49950,49961) = 2¹ × 3³ × 5² × 37¹ × 47¹ × 1063¹
LCM(49950,49961) = 2495551950