What is the Least Common Multiple of 48291 and 48305?

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 48291 and 48305 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48291 and 48305, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48291,48305) = 1
LCM(48291,48305) = ( 48291 × 48305) / 1
LCM(48291,48305) = 2332696755 / 1
LCM(48291,48305) = 2332696755

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48291 and 48305 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48291 and 48305. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48291 and 48305.

Prime Factorization of 48291

Prime Factorization of 48305

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48291 and 48305.

LCM(48291,48305) = 3¹ × 16097¹ × 5¹ × 9661¹
LCM(48291,48305) = 2332696755