What is the Least Common Multiple of 49964 and 49975?

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 49964 and 49975 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49964 and 49975, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49964,49975) = 1
LCM(49964,49975) = ( 49964 × 49975) / 1
LCM(49964,49975) = 2496950900 / 1
LCM(49964,49975) = 2496950900

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49964 and 49975 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49964 and 49975. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49964 and 49975.

Prime Factorization of 49964

Prime Factorization of 49975

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49964 and 49975.

LCM(49964,49975) = 2² × 12491¹ × 5² × 1999¹
LCM(49964,49975) = 2496950900