What is the Least Common Multiple of 48691 and 48699?

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 48691 and 48699 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48691 and 48699, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48691,48699) = 1
LCM(48691,48699) = ( 48691 × 48699) / 1
LCM(48691,48699) = 2371203009 / 1
LCM(48691,48699) = 2371203009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48691 and 48699 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48691 and 48699. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48691 and 48699.

Prime Factorization of 48691

Prime Factorization of 48699

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48691 and 48699.

LCM(48691,48699) = 23¹ × 29¹ × 73¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 773¹
LCM(48691,48699) = 2371203009