What is the Least Common Multiple of 48665 and 48678?

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 48665 and 48678 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48665 and 48678, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48665,48678) = 1
LCM(48665,48678) = ( 48665 × 48678) / 1
LCM(48665,48678) = 2368914870 / 1
LCM(48665,48678) = 2368914870

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48665 and 48678 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48665 and 48678. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48665 and 48678.

Prime Factorization of 48665

Prime Factorization of 48678

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48665 and 48678.

LCM(48665,48678) = 5¹ × 9733¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 61¹
LCM(48665,48678) = 2368914870