What is the Least Common Multiple of 48972 and 48980?

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 48972 and 48980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48972 and 48980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48972,48980) = 4
LCM(48972,48980) = ( 48972 × 48980) / 4
LCM(48972,48980) = 2398648560 / 4
LCM(48972,48980) = 599662140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48972 and 48980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48972 and 48980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48972 and 48980.

Prime Factorization of 48972

Prime Factorization of 48980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48972 and 48980.

LCM(48972,48980) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 79¹
LCM(48972,48980) = 599662140