What is the Least Common Multiple of 48859 and 48863?

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 48859 and 48863 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48859 and 48863, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48859,48863) = 1
LCM(48859,48863) = ( 48859 × 48863) / 1
LCM(48859,48863) = 2387397317 / 1
LCM(48859,48863) = 2387397317

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48859 and 48863 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48859 and 48863. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48859 and 48863.

Prime Factorization of 48859

Prime Factorization of 48863

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48859 and 48863.

LCM(48859,48863) = 48859¹ × 131¹ × 373¹
LCM(48859,48863) = 2387397317