What is the Least Common Multiple of 48123 and 48137?

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 48123 and 48137 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48123 and 48137, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48123,48137) = 1
LCM(48123,48137) = ( 48123 × 48137) / 1
LCM(48123,48137) = 2316496851 / 1
LCM(48123,48137) = 2316496851

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48123 and 48137 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48123 and 48137. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48123 and 48137.

Prime Factorization of 48123

Prime Factorization of 48137

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48123 and 48137.

LCM(48123,48137) = 3² × 5347¹ × 37¹ × 1301¹
LCM(48123,48137) = 2316496851