What is the Least Common Multiple of 48935 and 48953?

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 48935 and 48953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48935 and 48953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48935,48953) = 1
LCM(48935,48953) = ( 48935 × 48953) / 1
LCM(48935,48953) = 2395515055 / 1
LCM(48935,48953) = 2395515055

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48935 and 48953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48935 and 48953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48935 and 48953.

Prime Factorization of 48935

Prime Factorization of 48953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48935 and 48953.

LCM(48935,48953) = 5¹ × 9787¹ × 48953¹
LCM(48935,48953) = 2395515055