What is the Least Common Multiple of 48963 and 48976?

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 48976 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 48976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48963,48976) = 1
LCM(48963,48976) = ( 48963 × 48976) / 1
LCM(48963,48976) = 2398011888 / 1
LCM(48963,48976) = 2398011888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48963 and 48976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48963 and 48976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48963 and 48976.

Prime Factorization of 48963

Prime Factorization of 48976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48963 and 48976.

LCM(48963,48976) = 3¹ × 19¹ × 859¹ × 2⁴ × 3061¹
LCM(48963,48976) = 2398011888