What is the Least Common Multiple of 48899 and 48918?

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 48899 and 48918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48899 and 48918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48899,48918) = 1
LCM(48899,48918) = ( 48899 × 48918) / 1
LCM(48899,48918) = 2392041282 / 1
LCM(48899,48918) = 2392041282

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48899 and 48918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48899 and 48918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48899 and 48918.

Prime Factorization of 48899

Prime Factorization of 48918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48899 and 48918.

LCM(48899,48918) = 107¹ × 457¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹
LCM(48899,48918) = 2392041282