What is the Least Common Multiple of 48760 and 48770?

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 48760 and 48770 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48760 and 48770, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48760,48770) = 10
LCM(48760,48770) = ( 48760 × 48770) / 10
LCM(48760,48770) = 2378025200 / 10
LCM(48760,48770) = 237802520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48760 and 48770 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48760 and 48770. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48760 and 48770.

Prime Factorization of 48760

Prime Factorization of 48770

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48760 and 48770.

LCM(48760,48770) = 2³ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 4877¹
LCM(48760,48770) = 237802520