What is the Least Common Multiple of 48687 and 48697?

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 48687 and 48697 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48687 and 48697, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48687,48697) = 1
LCM(48687,48697) = ( 48687 × 48697) / 1
LCM(48687,48697) = 2370910839 / 1
LCM(48687,48697) = 2370910839

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48687 and 48697 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48687 and 48697. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48687 and 48697.

Prime Factorization of 48687

Prime Factorization of 48697

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48687 and 48697.

LCM(48687,48697) = 3¹ × 16229¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 233¹
LCM(48687,48697) = 2370910839