What is the Least Common Multiple of 48015 and 48028?

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 48015 and 48028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48015 and 48028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48015,48028) = 1
LCM(48015,48028) = ( 48015 × 48028) / 1
LCM(48015,48028) = 2306064420 / 1
LCM(48015,48028) = 2306064420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48015 and 48028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48015 and 48028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48015 and 48028.

Prime Factorization of 48015

Prime Factorization of 48028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48015 and 48028.

LCM(48015,48028) = 3² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 97¹ × 2² × 12007¹
LCM(48015,48028) = 2306064420