What is the Least Common Multiple of 48905 and 48920?

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 48905 and 48920 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48905 and 48920, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48905,48920) = 5
LCM(48905,48920) = ( 48905 × 48920) / 5
LCM(48905,48920) = 2392432600 / 5
LCM(48905,48920) = 478486520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48905 and 48920 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48905 and 48920. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48905 and 48920.

Prime Factorization of 48905

Prime Factorization of 48920

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48905 and 48920.

LCM(48905,48920) = 5¹ × 9781¹ × 2³ × 1223¹
LCM(48905,48920) = 478486520