What is the Least Common Multiple of 48489 and 48495?

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 48489 and 48495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48489 and 48495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48489,48495) = 3
LCM(48489,48495) = ( 48489 × 48495) / 3
LCM(48489,48495) = 2351474055 / 3
LCM(48489,48495) = 783824685

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48489 and 48495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48489 and 48495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48489 and 48495.

Prime Factorization of 48489

Prime Factorization of 48495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48489 and 48495.

LCM(48489,48495) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 2309¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 61¹
LCM(48489,48495) = 783824685