What is the Least Common Multiple of 48846 and 48865?

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 48846 and 48865 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48846 and 48865, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48846,48865) = 1
LCM(48846,48865) = ( 48846 × 48865) / 1
LCM(48846,48865) = 2386859790 / 1
LCM(48846,48865) = 2386859790

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48846 and 48865 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48846 and 48865. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48846 and 48865.

Prime Factorization of 48846

Prime Factorization of 48865

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48846 and 48865.

LCM(48846,48865) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1163¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 337¹
LCM(48846,48865) = 2386859790