What is the Least Common Multiple of 48050 and 48065?

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 48065 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 48065, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48050,48065) = 5
LCM(48050,48065) = ( 48050 × 48065) / 5
LCM(48050,48065) = 2309523250 / 5
LCM(48050,48065) = 461904650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48050 and 48065 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48050 and 48065. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48050 and 48065.

Prime Factorization of 48050

Prime Factorization of 48065

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48050 and 48065.

LCM(48050,48065) = 2¹ × 5² × 31² × 9613¹
LCM(48050,48065) = 461904650