What is the Least Common Multiple of 48918 and 48935?

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 48935 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 48935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48918,48935) = 1
LCM(48918,48935) = ( 48918 × 48935) / 1
LCM(48918,48935) = 2393802330 / 1
LCM(48918,48935) = 2393802330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48918 and 48935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48918 and 48935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48918 and 48935.

Prime Factorization of 48918

Prime Factorization of 48935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48918 and 48935.

LCM(48918,48935) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹ × 5¹ × 9787¹
LCM(48918,48935) = 2393802330