What is the Least Common Multiple of 48954 and 48969?

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 48954 and 48969 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48954 and 48969, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48954,48969) = 3
LCM(48954,48969) = ( 48954 × 48969) / 3
LCM(48954,48969) = 2397228426 / 3
LCM(48954,48969) = 799076142

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48954 and 48969 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48954 and 48969. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48954 and 48969.

Prime Factorization of 48954

Prime Factorization of 48969

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48954 and 48969.

LCM(48954,48969) = 2¹ × 3² × 41¹ × 199¹ × 5441¹
LCM(48954,48969) = 799076142