What is the Least Common Multiple of 49982 and 49989?

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 49982 and 49989 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 49982 and 49989, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(49982,49989) = 1
LCM(49982,49989) = ( 49982 × 49989) / 1
LCM(49982,49989) = 2498550198 / 1
LCM(49982,49989) = 2498550198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 49982 and 49989 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 49982 and 49989. First we will calculate the prime factors of 49982 and 49989.

Prime Factorization of 49982

Prime Factorization of 49989

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 49982 and 49989.

LCM(49982,49989) = 2¹ × 67¹ × 373¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 877¹
LCM(49982,49989) = 2498550198