What is the Least Common Multiple of 48694 and 48707?

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 48694 and 48707 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48694 and 48707, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48694,48707) = 1
LCM(48694,48707) = ( 48694 × 48707) / 1
LCM(48694,48707) = 2371738658 / 1
LCM(48694,48707) = 2371738658

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48694 and 48707 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48694 and 48707. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48694 and 48707.

Prime Factorization of 48694

Prime Factorization of 48707

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48694 and 48707.

LCM(48694,48707) = 2¹ × 97¹ × 251¹ × 53¹ × 919¹
LCM(48694,48707) = 2371738658