What is the Least Common Multiple of 48857 and 48861?

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 48857 and 48861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48857 and 48861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48857,48861) = 1
LCM(48857,48861) = ( 48857 × 48861) / 1
LCM(48857,48861) = 2387201877 / 1
LCM(48857,48861) = 2387201877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48857 and 48861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48857 and 48861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48857 and 48861.

Prime Factorization of 48857

Prime Factorization of 48861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48857 and 48861.

LCM(48857,48861) = 48857¹ × 3² × 61¹ × 89¹
LCM(48857,48861) = 2387201877