What is the Least Common Multiple of 48929 and 48948?

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 48948 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 48948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48929,48948) = 1
LCM(48929,48948) = ( 48929 × 48948) / 1
LCM(48929,48948) = 2394976692 / 1
LCM(48929,48948) = 2394976692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48929 and 48948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48929 and 48948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48929 and 48948.

Prime Factorization of 48929

Prime Factorization of 48948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48929 and 48948.

LCM(48929,48948) = 113¹ × 433¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 4079¹
LCM(48929,48948) = 2394976692