What is the Least Common Multiple of 48905 and 48925?

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 48925 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 48925, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48905,48925) = 5
LCM(48905,48925) = ( 48905 × 48925) / 5
LCM(48905,48925) = 2392677125 / 5
LCM(48905,48925) = 478535425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48905 and 48925 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48905 and 48925. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48905 and 48925.

Prime Factorization of 48905

Prime Factorization of 48925

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48905 and 48925.

LCM(48905,48925) = 5² × 9781¹ × 19¹ × 103¹
LCM(48905,48925) = 478535425