What is the Least Common Multiple of 48929 and 48943?

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 48929 and 48943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48929 and 48943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48929,48943) = 1
LCM(48929,48943) = ( 48929 × 48943) / 1
LCM(48929,48943) = 2394732047 / 1
LCM(48929,48943) = 2394732047

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48929 and 48943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48929 and 48943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48929 and 48943.

Prime Factorization of 48929

Prime Factorization of 48943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48929 and 48943.

LCM(48929,48943) = 113¹ × 433¹ × 17¹ × 2879¹
LCM(48929,48943) = 2394732047