What is the Least Common Multiple of 48920 and 48930?

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 48920 and 48930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48920 and 48930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48920,48930) = 10
LCM(48920,48930) = ( 48920 × 48930) / 10
LCM(48920,48930) = 2393655600 / 10
LCM(48920,48930) = 239365560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48920 and 48930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48920 and 48930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48920 and 48930.

Prime Factorization of 48920

Prime Factorization of 48930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48920 and 48930.

LCM(48920,48930) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1223¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 233¹
LCM(48920,48930) = 239365560