What is the Least Common Multiple of 48898 and 48915?

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 48898 and 48915 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48898 and 48915, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48898,48915) = 1
LCM(48898,48915) = ( 48898 × 48915) / 1
LCM(48898,48915) = 2391845670 / 1
LCM(48898,48915) = 2391845670

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48898 and 48915 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48898 and 48915. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48898 and 48915.

Prime Factorization of 48898

Prime Factorization of 48915

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48898 and 48915.

LCM(48898,48915) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 1063¹ × 3² × 5¹ × 1087¹
LCM(48898,48915) = 2391845670