What is the Least Common Multiple of 48884 and 48903?

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 48903 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 48903, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48884,48903) = 1
LCM(48884,48903) = ( 48884 × 48903) / 1
LCM(48884,48903) = 2390574252 / 1
LCM(48884,48903) = 2390574252

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48884 and 48903 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48884 and 48903. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48884 and 48903.

Prime Factorization of 48884

Prime Factorization of 48903

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48884 and 48903.

LCM(48884,48903) = 2² × 11² × 101¹ × 3¹ × 16301¹
LCM(48884,48903) = 2390574252