What is the Least Common Multiple of 48759 and 48772?

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 48759 and 48772 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48759 and 48772, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48759,48772) = 1
LCM(48759,48772) = ( 48759 × 48772) / 1
LCM(48759,48772) = 2378073948 / 1
LCM(48759,48772) = 2378073948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48759 and 48772 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48759 and 48772. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48759 and 48772.

Prime Factorization of 48759

Prime Factorization of 48772

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48759 and 48772.

LCM(48759,48772) = 3¹ × 16253¹ × 2² × 89¹ × 137¹
LCM(48759,48772) = 2378073948