What is the Least Common Multiple of 48197 and 48205?

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 48197 and 48205 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48197 and 48205, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48197,48205) = 1
LCM(48197,48205) = ( 48197 × 48205) / 1
LCM(48197,48205) = 2323336385 / 1
LCM(48197,48205) = 2323336385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48197 and 48205 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48197 and 48205. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48197 and 48205.

Prime Factorization of 48197

Prime Factorization of 48205

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48197 and 48205.

LCM(48197,48205) = 48197¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 311¹
LCM(48197,48205) = 2323336385