What is the Least Common Multiple of 48068 and 48077?

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 48068 and 48077 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48068 and 48077, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48068,48077) = 1
LCM(48068,48077) = ( 48068 × 48077) / 1
LCM(48068,48077) = 2310965236 / 1
LCM(48068,48077) = 2310965236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48068 and 48077 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48068 and 48077. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48068 and 48077.

Prime Factorization of 48068

Prime Factorization of 48077

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48068 and 48077.

LCM(48068,48077) = 2² × 61¹ × 197¹ × 131¹ × 367¹
LCM(48068,48077) = 2310965236