What is the Least Common Multiple of 48677 and 48685?

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 48677 and 48685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48677 and 48685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48677,48685) = 1
LCM(48677,48685) = ( 48677 × 48685) / 1
LCM(48677,48685) = 2369839745 / 1
LCM(48677,48685) = 2369839745

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48677 and 48685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48677 and 48685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48677 and 48685.

Prime Factorization of 48677

Prime Factorization of 48685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48677 and 48685.

LCM(48677,48685) = 48677¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 107¹
LCM(48677,48685) = 2369839745