What is the Least Common Multiple of 48745 and 48760?

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 48745 and 48760 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48745 and 48760, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48745,48760) = 5
LCM(48745,48760) = ( 48745 × 48760) / 5
LCM(48745,48760) = 2376806200 / 5
LCM(48745,48760) = 475361240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48745 and 48760 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48745 and 48760. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48745 and 48760.

Prime Factorization of 48745

Prime Factorization of 48760

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48745 and 48760.

LCM(48745,48760) = 5¹ × 9749¹ × 2³ × 23¹ × 53¹
LCM(48745,48760) = 475361240