What is the Least Common Multiple of 48852 and 48859?

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 48852 and 48859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48852 and 48859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48852,48859) = 1
LCM(48852,48859) = ( 48852 × 48859) / 1
LCM(48852,48859) = 2386859868 / 1
LCM(48852,48859) = 2386859868

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48852 and 48859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48852 and 48859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48852 and 48859.

Prime Factorization of 48852

Prime Factorization of 48859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48852 and 48859.

LCM(48852,48859) = 2² × 3² × 23¹ × 59¹ × 48859¹
LCM(48852,48859) = 2386859868