What is the Least Common Multiple of 48570 and 48575?

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 48570 and 48575 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48570 and 48575, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48570,48575) = 5
LCM(48570,48575) = ( 48570 × 48575) / 5
LCM(48570,48575) = 2359287750 / 5
LCM(48570,48575) = 471857550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48570 and 48575 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48570 and 48575. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48570 and 48575.

Prime Factorization of 48570

Prime Factorization of 48575

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48570 and 48575.

LCM(48570,48575) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 1619¹ × 29¹ × 67¹
LCM(48570,48575) = 471857550