What is the Least Common Multiple of 48884 and 48897?

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 48884 and 48897 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48884 and 48897, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48884,48897) = 1
LCM(48884,48897) = ( 48884 × 48897) / 1
LCM(48884,48897) = 2390280948 / 1
LCM(48884,48897) = 2390280948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48884 and 48897 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48884 and 48897. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48884 and 48897.

Prime Factorization of 48884

Prime Factorization of 48897

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48884 and 48897.

LCM(48884,48897) = 2² × 11² × 101¹ × 3³ × 1811¹
LCM(48884,48897) = 2390280948