What is the Least Common Multiple of 48903 and 48912?

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 48903 and 48912 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48903 and 48912, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48903,48912) = 3
LCM(48903,48912) = ( 48903 × 48912) / 3
LCM(48903,48912) = 2391943536 / 3
LCM(48903,48912) = 797314512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48903 and 48912 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48903 and 48912. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48903 and 48912.

Prime Factorization of 48903

Prime Factorization of 48912

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48903 and 48912.

LCM(48903,48912) = 3¹ × 16301¹ × 2⁴ × 1019¹
LCM(48903,48912) = 797314512