What is the Least Common Multiple of 48864 and 48877?

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 48864 and 48877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48864 and 48877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48864,48877) = 1
LCM(48864,48877) = ( 48864 × 48877) / 1
LCM(48864,48877) = 2388325728 / 1
LCM(48864,48877) = 2388325728

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48864 and 48877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48864 and 48877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48864 and 48877.

Prime Factorization of 48864

Prime Factorization of 48877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48864 and 48877.

LCM(48864,48877) = 2⁵ × 3¹ × 509¹ × 37¹ × 1321¹
LCM(48864,48877) = 2388325728