What is the Least Common Multiple of 48370 and 48377?

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 48370 and 48377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48370 and 48377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48370,48377) = 7
LCM(48370,48377) = ( 48370 × 48377) / 7
LCM(48370,48377) = 2339995490 / 7
LCM(48370,48377) = 334285070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48370 and 48377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48370 and 48377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48370 and 48377.

Prime Factorization of 48370

Prime Factorization of 48377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48370 and 48377.

LCM(48370,48377) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 691¹ × 6911¹
LCM(48370,48377) = 334285070