What is the Least Common Multiple of 48543 and 48550?

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 48543 and 48550 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48543 and 48550, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48543,48550) = 1
LCM(48543,48550) = ( 48543 × 48550) / 1
LCM(48543,48550) = 2356762650 / 1
LCM(48543,48550) = 2356762650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48543 and 48550 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48543 and 48550. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48543 and 48550.

Prime Factorization of 48543

Prime Factorization of 48550

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48543 and 48550.

LCM(48543,48550) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1471¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 971¹
LCM(48543,48550) = 2356762650