What is the Least Common Multiple of 48271 and 48278?

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 48271 and 48278 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48271 and 48278, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48271,48278) = 1
LCM(48271,48278) = ( 48271 × 48278) / 1
LCM(48271,48278) = 2330427338 / 1
LCM(48271,48278) = 2330427338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48271 and 48278 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48271 and 48278. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48271 and 48278.

Prime Factorization of 48271

Prime Factorization of 48278

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48271 and 48278.

LCM(48271,48278) = 48271¹ × 2¹ × 101¹ × 239¹
LCM(48271,48278) = 2330427338