What is the Least Common Multiple of 48011 and 48031?

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 48011 and 48031 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48011 and 48031, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48011,48031) = 1
LCM(48011,48031) = ( 48011 × 48031) / 1
LCM(48011,48031) = 2306016341 / 1
LCM(48011,48031) = 2306016341

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48011 and 48031 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48011 and 48031. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48011 and 48031.

Prime Factorization of 48011

Prime Factorization of 48031

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48011 and 48031.

LCM(48011,48031) = 41¹ × 1171¹ × 43¹ × 1117¹
LCM(48011,48031) = 2306016341