What is the Least Common Multiple of 48001 and 48005?

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 48001 and 48005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48001 and 48005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48001,48005) = 1
LCM(48001,48005) = ( 48001 × 48005) / 1
LCM(48001,48005) = 2304288005 / 1
LCM(48001,48005) = 2304288005

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48001 and 48005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48001 and 48005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48001 and 48005.

Prime Factorization of 48001

Prime Factorization of 48005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48001 and 48005.

LCM(48001,48005) = 23¹ × 2087¹ × 5¹ × 9601¹
LCM(48001,48005) = 2304288005