What is the Least Common Multiple of 48931 and 48939?

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 48931 and 48939 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48931 and 48939, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48931,48939) = 1
LCM(48931,48939) = ( 48931 × 48939) / 1
LCM(48931,48939) = 2394634209 / 1
LCM(48931,48939) = 2394634209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48931 and 48939 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48931 and 48939. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48931 and 48939.

Prime Factorization of 48931

Prime Factorization of 48939

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48931 and 48939.

LCM(48931,48939) = 167¹ × 293¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1483¹
LCM(48931,48939) = 2394634209