What is the Least Common Multiple of 48221 and 48235?

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 48221 and 48235 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48221 and 48235, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48221,48235) = 1
LCM(48221,48235) = ( 48221 × 48235) / 1
LCM(48221,48235) = 2325939935 / 1
LCM(48221,48235) = 2325939935

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48221 and 48235 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48221 and 48235. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48221 and 48235.

Prime Factorization of 48221

Prime Factorization of 48235

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48221 and 48235.

LCM(48221,48235) = 48221¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 877¹
LCM(48221,48235) = 2325939935