What is the Least Common Multiple of 49980 and 49999?

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 49980 and 49999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49980 and 49999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49980,49999) = 1
LCM(49980,49999) = ( 49980 × 49999) / 1
LCM(49980,49999) = 2498950020 / 1
LCM(49980,49999) = 2498950020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49980 and 49999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49980 and 49999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49980 and 49999.

Prime Factorization of 49980

Prime Factorization of 49999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49980 and 49999.

LCM(49980,49999) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 49999¹
LCM(49980,49999) = 2498950020