What is the Least Common Multiple of 48104 and 48121?

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 48104 and 48121 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48104 and 48121, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48104,48121) = 1
LCM(48104,48121) = ( 48104 × 48121) / 1
LCM(48104,48121) = 2314812584 / 1
LCM(48104,48121) = 2314812584

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48104 and 48121 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48104 and 48121. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48104 and 48121.

Prime Factorization of 48104

Prime Factorization of 48121

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48104 and 48121.

LCM(48104,48121) = 2³ × 7¹ × 859¹ × 48121¹
LCM(48104,48121) = 2314812584