What is the Least Common Multiple of 48947 and 48964?

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 48947 and 48964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48947 and 48964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48947,48964) = 1
LCM(48947,48964) = ( 48947 × 48964) / 1
LCM(48947,48964) = 2396640908 / 1
LCM(48947,48964) = 2396640908

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48947 and 48964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48947 and 48964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48947 and 48964.

Prime Factorization of 48947

Prime Factorization of 48964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48947 and 48964.

LCM(48947,48964) = 48947¹ × 2² × 12241¹
LCM(48947,48964) = 2396640908