What is the Least Common Multiple of 48050 and 48059?

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 48050 and 48059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48050 and 48059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48050,48059) = 1
LCM(48050,48059) = ( 48050 × 48059) / 1
LCM(48050,48059) = 2309234950 / 1
LCM(48050,48059) = 2309234950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48050 and 48059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48050 and 48059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48050 and 48059.

Prime Factorization of 48050

Prime Factorization of 48059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48050 and 48059.

LCM(48050,48059) = 2¹ × 5² × 31² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 257¹
LCM(48050,48059) = 2309234950