What is the Least Common Multiple of 48918 and 48937?

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 48937 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 48937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48918,48937) = 1
LCM(48918,48937) = ( 48918 × 48937) / 1
LCM(48918,48937) = 2393900166 / 1
LCM(48918,48937) = 2393900166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48918 and 48937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48918 and 48937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48918 and 48937.

Prime Factorization of 48918

Prime Factorization of 48937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48918 and 48937.

LCM(48918,48937) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 263¹ × 7¹ × 6991¹
LCM(48918,48937) = 2393900166