What is the Least Common Multiple of 48637 and 48643?

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 48637 and 48643 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48637 and 48643, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48637,48643) = 1
LCM(48637,48643) = ( 48637 × 48643) / 1
LCM(48637,48643) = 2365849591 / 1
LCM(48637,48643) = 2365849591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48637 and 48643 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48637 and 48643. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48637 and 48643.

Prime Factorization of 48637

Prime Factorization of 48643

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48637 and 48643.

LCM(48637,48643) = 17¹ × 2861¹ × 7¹ × 6949¹
LCM(48637,48643) = 2365849591