What is the Least Common Multiple of 48337 and 48343?

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 48337 and 48343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48337 and 48343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48337,48343) = 1
LCM(48337,48343) = ( 48337 × 48343) / 1
LCM(48337,48343) = 2336755591 / 1
LCM(48337,48343) = 2336755591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48337 and 48343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48337 and 48343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48337 and 48343.

Prime Factorization of 48337

Prime Factorization of 48343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48337 and 48343.

LCM(48337,48343) = 48337¹ × 29¹ × 1667¹
LCM(48337,48343) = 2336755591