What is the Least Common Multiple of 48770 and 48774?

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 48770 and 48774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48770 and 48774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48770,48774) = 2
LCM(48770,48774) = ( 48770 × 48774) / 2
LCM(48770,48774) = 2378707980 / 2
LCM(48770,48774) = 1189353990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48770 and 48774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48770 and 48774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48770 and 48774.

Prime Factorization of 48770

Prime Factorization of 48774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48770 and 48774.

LCM(48770,48774) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 4877¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 739¹
LCM(48770,48774) = 1189353990