What is the Least Common Multiple of 48918 and 48927?

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 48927 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 48927, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48918,48927) = 3
LCM(48918,48927) = ( 48918 × 48927) / 3
LCM(48918,48927) = 2393410986 / 3
LCM(48918,48927) = 797803662

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48918 and 48927 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48918 and 48927. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48918 and 48927.

Prime Factorization of 48918

Prime Factorization of 48927

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48918 and 48927.

LCM(48918,48927) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹ × 47¹ × 347¹
LCM(48918,48927) = 797803662