What is the Least Common Multiple of 48385 and 48389?

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 48385 and 48389 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48385 and 48389, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48385,48389) = 1
LCM(48385,48389) = ( 48385 × 48389) / 1
LCM(48385,48389) = 2341301765 / 1
LCM(48385,48389) = 2341301765

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48385 and 48389 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48385 and 48389. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48385 and 48389.

Prime Factorization of 48385

Prime Factorization of 48389

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48385 and 48389.

LCM(48385,48389) = 5¹ × 9677¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 83¹
LCM(48385,48389) = 2341301765