What is the Least Common Multiple of 48955 and 48967?

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 48955 and 48967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48955 and 48967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48955,48967) = 1
LCM(48955,48967) = ( 48955 × 48967) / 1
LCM(48955,48967) = 2397179485 / 1
LCM(48955,48967) = 2397179485

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48955 and 48967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48955 and 48967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48955 and 48967.

Prime Factorization of 48955

Prime Factorization of 48967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48955 and 48967.

LCM(48955,48967) = 5¹ × 9791¹ × 23¹ × 2129¹
LCM(48955,48967) = 2397179485