What is the Least Common Multiple of 48118 and 48127?

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 48118 and 48127 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48118 and 48127, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48118,48127) = 1
LCM(48118,48127) = ( 48118 × 48127) / 1
LCM(48118,48127) = 2315774986 / 1
LCM(48118,48127) = 2315774986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48118 and 48127 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48118 and 48127. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48118 and 48127.

Prime Factorization of 48118

Prime Factorization of 48127

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48118 and 48127.

LCM(48118,48127) = 2¹ × 7² × 491¹ × 17¹ × 19¹ × 149¹
LCM(48118,48127) = 2315774986