What is the Least Common Multiple of 48980 and 48997?

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 48980 and 48997 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48980 and 48997, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48980,48997) = 1
LCM(48980,48997) = ( 48980 × 48997) / 1
LCM(48980,48997) = 2399873060 / 1
LCM(48980,48997) = 2399873060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48980 and 48997 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48980 and 48997. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48980 and 48997.

Prime Factorization of 48980

Prime Factorization of 48997

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48980 and 48997.

LCM(48980,48997) = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 79¹ × 13¹ × 3769¹
LCM(48980,48997) = 2399873060