What is the Least Common Multiple of 48750 and 48763?

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 48750 and 48763 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48750 and 48763, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48750,48763) = 13
LCM(48750,48763) = ( 48750 × 48763) / 13
LCM(48750,48763) = 2377196250 / 13
LCM(48750,48763) = 182861250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48750 and 48763 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48750 and 48763. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48750 and 48763.

Prime Factorization of 48750

Prime Factorization of 48763

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48750 and 48763.

LCM(48750,48763) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5⁴ × 13¹ × 11² × 31¹
LCM(48750,48763) = 182861250