What is the Least Common Multiple of 48139 and 48143?

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 48139 and 48143 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48139 and 48143, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48139,48143) = 1
LCM(48139,48143) = ( 48139 × 48143) / 1
LCM(48139,48143) = 2317555877 / 1
LCM(48139,48143) = 2317555877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48139 and 48143 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48139 and 48143. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48139 and 48143.

Prime Factorization of 48139

Prime Factorization of 48143

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48139 and 48143.

LCM(48139,48143) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 23² × 31¹ × 1553¹
LCM(48139,48143) = 2317555877