What is the Least Common Multiple of 48679 and 48698?

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 48679 and 48698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48679 and 48698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48679,48698) = 1
LCM(48679,48698) = ( 48679 × 48698) / 1
LCM(48679,48698) = 2370569942 / 1
LCM(48679,48698) = 2370569942

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48679 and 48698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48679 and 48698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48679 and 48698.

Prime Factorization of 48679

Prime Factorization of 48698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48679 and 48698.

LCM(48679,48698) = 48679¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 1873¹
LCM(48679,48698) = 2370569942