What is the Least Common Multiple of 48321 and 48333?

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 48321 and 48333 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48321 and 48333, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48321,48333) = 3
LCM(48321,48333) = ( 48321 × 48333) / 3
LCM(48321,48333) = 2335498893 / 3
LCM(48321,48333) = 778499631

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48321 and 48333 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48321 and 48333. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48321 and 48333.

Prime Factorization of 48321

Prime Factorization of 48333

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48321 and 48333.

LCM(48321,48333) = 3² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 59¹ × 16111¹
LCM(48321,48333) = 778499631