What is the Least Common Multiple of 48979 and 48995?

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 48979 and 48995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48979 and 48995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48979,48995) = 1
LCM(48979,48995) = ( 48979 × 48995) / 1
LCM(48979,48995) = 2399726105 / 1
LCM(48979,48995) = 2399726105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48979 and 48995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48979 and 48995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48979 and 48995.

Prime Factorization of 48979

Prime Factorization of 48995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48979 and 48995.

LCM(48979,48995) = 7¹ × 6997¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 239¹
LCM(48979,48995) = 2399726105