What is the Least Common Multiple of 48839 and 48853?

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 48839 and 48853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48839 and 48853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48839,48853) = 7
LCM(48839,48853) = ( 48839 × 48853) / 7
LCM(48839,48853) = 2385931667 / 7
LCM(48839,48853) = 340847381

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48839 and 48853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48839 and 48853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48839 and 48853.

Prime Factorization of 48839

Prime Factorization of 48853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48839 and 48853.

LCM(48839,48853) = 7² × 6977¹ × 997¹
LCM(48839,48853) = 340847381