What is the Least Common Multiple of 48455 and 48466?

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 48455 and 48466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48455 and 48466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48455,48466) = 11
LCM(48455,48466) = ( 48455 × 48466) / 11
LCM(48455,48466) = 2348420030 / 11
LCM(48455,48466) = 213492730

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48455 and 48466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48455 and 48466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48455 and 48466.

Prime Factorization of 48455

Prime Factorization of 48466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48455 and 48466.

LCM(48455,48466) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 881¹ × 2¹ × 2203¹
LCM(48455,48466) = 213492730