What is the Least Common Multiple of 48901 and 48921?

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 48901 and 48921 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48901 and 48921, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48901,48921) = 1
LCM(48901,48921) = ( 48901 × 48921) / 1
LCM(48901,48921) = 2392285821 / 1
LCM(48901,48921) = 2392285821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48901 and 48921 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48901 and 48921. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48901 and 48921.

Prime Factorization of 48901

Prime Factorization of 48921

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48901 and 48921.

LCM(48901,48921) = 79¹ × 619¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 709¹
LCM(48901,48921) = 2392285821