What is the Least Common Multiple of 48343 and 48347?

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 48343 and 48347 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48343 and 48347, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48343,48347) = 1
LCM(48343,48347) = ( 48343 × 48347) / 1
LCM(48343,48347) = 2337239021 / 1
LCM(48343,48347) = 2337239021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48343 and 48347 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48343 and 48347. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48343 and 48347.

Prime Factorization of 48343

Prime Factorization of 48347

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48343 and 48347.

LCM(48343,48347) = 29¹ × 1667¹ × 13¹ × 3719¹
LCM(48343,48347) = 2337239021