What is the Least Common Multiple of 48301 and 48309?

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 48301 and 48309 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48301 and 48309, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48301,48309) = 1
LCM(48301,48309) = ( 48301 × 48309) / 1
LCM(48301,48309) = 2333373009 / 1
LCM(48301,48309) = 2333373009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48301 and 48309 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48301 and 48309. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48301 and 48309.

Prime Factorization of 48301

Prime Factorization of 48309

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48301 and 48309.

LCM(48301,48309) = 11¹ × 4391¹ × 3¹ × 16103¹
LCM(48301,48309) = 2333373009