What is the Least Common Multiple of 48282 and 48297?

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 48282 and 48297 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48282 and 48297, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48282,48297) = 3
LCM(48282,48297) = ( 48282 × 48297) / 3
LCM(48282,48297) = 2331875754 / 3
LCM(48282,48297) = 777291918

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48282 and 48297 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48282 and 48297. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48282 and 48297.

Prime Factorization of 48282

Prime Factorization of 48297

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48282 and 48297.

LCM(48282,48297) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 619¹ × 17¹ × 947¹
LCM(48282,48297) = 777291918