What is the Least Common Multiple of 48963 and 48970?

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 48963 and 48970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48963 and 48970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48963,48970) = 1
LCM(48963,48970) = ( 48963 × 48970) / 1
LCM(48963,48970) = 2397718110 / 1
LCM(48963,48970) = 2397718110

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48963 and 48970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48963 and 48970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48963 and 48970.

Prime Factorization of 48963

Prime Factorization of 48970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48963 and 48970.

LCM(48963,48970) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 859¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 83¹
LCM(48963,48970) = 2397718110