What is the Least Common Multiple of 48662 and 48669?

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 48662 and 48669 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48662 and 48669, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48662,48669) = 1
LCM(48662,48669) = ( 48662 × 48669) / 1
LCM(48662,48669) = 2368330878 / 1
LCM(48662,48669) = 2368330878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48662 and 48669 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48662 and 48669. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48662 and 48669.

Prime Factorization of 48662

Prime Factorization of 48669

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48662 and 48669.

LCM(48662,48669) = 2¹ × 29¹ × 839¹ × 3¹ × 16223¹
LCM(48662,48669) = 2368330878