What is the Least Common Multiple of 48730 and 48750?

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 48730 and 48750 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48730 and 48750, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48730,48750) = 10
LCM(48730,48750) = ( 48730 × 48750) / 10
LCM(48730,48750) = 2375587500 / 10
LCM(48730,48750) = 237558750

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48730 and 48750 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48730 and 48750. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48730 and 48750.

Prime Factorization of 48730

Prime Factorization of 48750

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48730 and 48750.

LCM(48730,48750) = 2¹ × 5⁴ × 11¹ × 443¹ × 3¹ × 13¹
LCM(48730,48750) = 237558750