What is the Least Common Multiple of 48181 and 48189?

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 48181 and 48189 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48181 and 48189, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48181,48189) = 1
LCM(48181,48189) = ( 48181 × 48189) / 1
LCM(48181,48189) = 2321794209 / 1
LCM(48181,48189) = 2321794209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48181 and 48189 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48181 and 48189. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48181 and 48189.

Prime Factorization of 48181

Prime Factorization of 48189

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48181 and 48189.

LCM(48181,48189) = 7¹ × 6883¹ × 3¹ × 16063¹
LCM(48181,48189) = 2321794209