What is the Least Common Multiple of 48772 and 48781?

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 48772 and 48781 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48772 and 48781, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48772,48781) = 1
LCM(48772,48781) = ( 48772 × 48781) / 1
LCM(48772,48781) = 2379146932 / 1
LCM(48772,48781) = 2379146932

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48772 and 48781 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48772 and 48781. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48772 and 48781.

Prime Factorization of 48772

Prime Factorization of 48781

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48772 and 48781.

LCM(48772,48781) = 2² × 89¹ × 137¹ × 48781¹
LCM(48772,48781) = 2379146932