What is the Least Common Multiple of 48867 and 48871?

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 48867 and 48871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48867 and 48871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48867,48871) = 1
LCM(48867,48871) = ( 48867 × 48871) / 1
LCM(48867,48871) = 2388179157 / 1
LCM(48867,48871) = 2388179157

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48867 and 48871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48867 and 48871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48867 and 48871.

Prime Factorization of 48867

Prime Factorization of 48871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48867 and 48871.

LCM(48867,48871) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 179¹ × 48871¹
LCM(48867,48871) = 2388179157