What is the Least Common Multiple of 48583 and 48602?

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 48583 and 48602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48583 and 48602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48583,48602) = 19
LCM(48583,48602) = ( 48583 × 48602) / 19
LCM(48583,48602) = 2361230966 / 19
LCM(48583,48602) = 124275314

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48583 and 48602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48583 and 48602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48583 and 48602.

Prime Factorization of 48583

Prime Factorization of 48602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48583 and 48602.

LCM(48583,48602) = 19¹ × 2557¹ × 2¹ × 1279¹
LCM(48583,48602) = 124275314