What is the Least Common Multiple of 48366 and 48379?

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 48366 and 48379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48366 and 48379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48366,48379) = 1
LCM(48366,48379) = ( 48366 × 48379) / 1
LCM(48366,48379) = 2339898714 / 1
LCM(48366,48379) = 2339898714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48366 and 48379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48366 and 48379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48366 and 48379.

Prime Factorization of 48366

Prime Factorization of 48379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48366 and 48379.

LCM(48366,48379) = 2¹ × 3² × 2687¹ × 101¹ × 479¹
LCM(48366,48379) = 2339898714