What is the Least Common Multiple of 48836 and 48845?

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 48836 and 48845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48836 and 48845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48836,48845) = 1
LCM(48836,48845) = ( 48836 × 48845) / 1
LCM(48836,48845) = 2385394420 / 1
LCM(48836,48845) = 2385394420

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48836 and 48845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48836 and 48845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48836 and 48845.

Prime Factorization of 48836

Prime Factorization of 48845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48836 and 48845.

LCM(48836,48845) = 2² × 29¹ × 421¹ × 5¹ × 9769¹
LCM(48836,48845) = 2385394420