What is the Least Common Multiple of 48267 and 48273?

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 48267 and 48273 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48267 and 48273, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48267,48273) = 3
LCM(48267,48273) = ( 48267 × 48273) / 3
LCM(48267,48273) = 2329992891 / 3
LCM(48267,48273) = 776664297

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48267 and 48273 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48267 and 48273. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48267 and 48273.

Prime Factorization of 48267

Prime Factorization of 48273

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48267 and 48273.

LCM(48267,48273) = 3² × 31¹ × 173¹ × 16091¹
LCM(48267,48273) = 776664297