What is the Least Common Multiple of 48845 and 48854?

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 48845 and 48854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48845 and 48854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48845,48854) = 1
LCM(48845,48854) = ( 48845 × 48854) / 1
LCM(48845,48854) = 2386273630 / 1
LCM(48845,48854) = 2386273630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48845 and 48854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48845 and 48854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48845 and 48854.

Prime Factorization of 48845

Prime Factorization of 48854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48845 and 48854.

LCM(48845,48854) = 5¹ × 9769¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 1879¹
LCM(48845,48854) = 2386273630