What is the Least Common Multiple of 48350 and 48361?

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 48350 and 48361 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48350 and 48361, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48350,48361) = 1
LCM(48350,48361) = ( 48350 × 48361) / 1
LCM(48350,48361) = 2338254350 / 1
LCM(48350,48361) = 2338254350

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48350 and 48361 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48350 and 48361. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48350 and 48361.

Prime Factorization of 48350

Prime Factorization of 48361

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48350 and 48361.

LCM(48350,48361) = 2¹ × 5² × 967¹ × 137¹ × 353¹
LCM(48350,48361) = 2338254350