What is the Least Common Multiple of 48765 and 48771?

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 48765 and 48771 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48765 and 48771, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48765,48771) = 3
LCM(48765,48771) = ( 48765 × 48771) / 3
LCM(48765,48771) = 2378317815 / 3
LCM(48765,48771) = 792772605

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48765 and 48771 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48765 and 48771. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48765 and 48771.

Prime Factorization of 48765

Prime Factorization of 48771

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48765 and 48771.

LCM(48765,48771) = 3² × 5¹ × 3251¹ × 5419¹
LCM(48765,48771) = 792772605