What is the Least Common Multiple of 48981 and 48993?

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 48981 and 48993 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48981 and 48993, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48981,48993) = 3
LCM(48981,48993) = ( 48981 × 48993) / 3
LCM(48981,48993) = 2399726133 / 3
LCM(48981,48993) = 799908711

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48981 and 48993 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48981 and 48993. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48981 and 48993.

Prime Factorization of 48981

Prime Factorization of 48993

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48981 and 48993.

LCM(48981,48993) = 3¹ × 29¹ × 563¹ × 7¹ × 2333¹
LCM(48981,48993) = 799908711