What is the Least Common Multiple of 48364 and 48371?

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 48364 and 48371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48364 and 48371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48364,48371) = 1
LCM(48364,48371) = ( 48364 × 48371) / 1
LCM(48364,48371) = 2339415044 / 1
LCM(48364,48371) = 2339415044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48364 and 48371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48364 and 48371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48364 and 48371.

Prime Factorization of 48364

Prime Factorization of 48371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48364 and 48371.

LCM(48364,48371) = 2² × 107¹ × 113¹ × 48371¹
LCM(48364,48371) = 2339415044