What is the Least Common Multiple of 48701 and 48711?

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 48701 and 48711 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48701 and 48711, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48701,48711) = 1
LCM(48701,48711) = ( 48701 × 48711) / 1
LCM(48701,48711) = 2372274411 / 1
LCM(48701,48711) = 2372274411

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48701 and 48711 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48701 and 48711. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48701 and 48711.

Prime Factorization of 48701

Prime Factorization of 48711

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48701 and 48711.

LCM(48701,48711) = 31¹ × 1571¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1249¹
LCM(48701,48711) = 2372274411