What is the Least Common Multiple of 48459 and 48463?

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 48459 and 48463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48459 and 48463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48459,48463) = 1
LCM(48459,48463) = ( 48459 × 48463) / 1
LCM(48459,48463) = 2348468517 / 1
LCM(48459,48463) = 2348468517

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48459 and 48463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48459 and 48463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48459 and 48463.

Prime Factorization of 48459

Prime Factorization of 48463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48459 and 48463.

LCM(48459,48463) = 3¹ × 29¹ × 557¹ × 48463¹
LCM(48459,48463) = 2348468517