What is the Least Common Multiple of 48450 and 48455?

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 48450 and 48455 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48450 and 48455, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48450,48455) = 5
LCM(48450,48455) = ( 48450 × 48455) / 5
LCM(48450,48455) = 2347644750 / 5
LCM(48450,48455) = 469528950

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48450 and 48455 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48450 and 48455. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48450 and 48455.

Prime Factorization of 48450

Prime Factorization of 48455

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48450 and 48455.

LCM(48450,48455) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 19¹ × 11¹ × 881¹
LCM(48450,48455) = 469528950