Least Common Multiple  of 49 and 59 is 2891

How to find the Least Common Multiple of 49 and 59?

On this page below, we'll use the Prime Factorisation, and the List of Multiples method to find out the LCM of 49 and 59.

Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 49 and 59.


Method 1 - Prime factorization

Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 49 and 59:

Prime factors of 49

The prime factors of 49 are 7 and 7. Prime factorization of 49 in exponential form is:

49 = 72

Prime factors of 59

The prime factors of 59 are 59. Prime factorization of 59 in exponential form is:

59 = 591


Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:

72, 591


Step 3: Multiply these values together:

72x591=2891


Step 4: The result:

As seen on the calculation above, we have now obtained the LCM of 49 and 59.

The Least Common Multiple of 49 and 59 is 2891.


Method 2 - List of Multiples

Find and list multiples of each number until the first common multiple is found. This is the lowest common multiple.


Multiples of 49:

49, 98, 147, 196, 245, 294, 343, 392, 441, 490, 539, 588, 637, 686, 735, 784, 833, 882, 931, 980, 1029, 1078, 1127, 1176, 1225, 1274, 1323, 1372, 1421, 1470, 1519, 1568, 1617, 1666, 1715, 1764, 1813, 1862, 1911, 1960, 2009, 2058, 2107, 2156, 2205, 2254, 2303, 2352, 2401, 2450, 2499, 2548, 2597, 2646, 2695, 2744, 2793, 2842, 2891, 2940, 2989, 3038

Multiples of 59:

59, 118, 177, 236, 295, 354, 413, 472, 531, 590, 649, 708, 767, 826, 885, 944, 1003, 1062, 1121, 1180, 1239, 1298, 1357, 1416, 1475, 1534, 1593, 1652, 1711, 1770, 1829, 1888, 1947, 2006, 2065, 2124, 2183, 2242, 2301, 2360, 2419, 2478, 2537, 2596, 2655, 2714, 2773, 2832, 2891, 2950, 3009, 3068


Therefore,

LCM(49, 59) = 2891