What is the Least Common Multiple of 48918 and 48923?

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 48918 and 48923 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48918 and 48923, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48918,48923) = 1
LCM(48918,48923) = ( 48918 × 48923) / 1
LCM(48918,48923) = 2393215314 / 1
LCM(48918,48923) = 2393215314

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48918 and 48923 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48918 and 48923. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48918 and 48923.

Prime Factorization of 48918

Prime Factorization of 48923

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48918 and 48923.

LCM(48918,48923) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 241¹
LCM(48918,48923) = 2393215314