What is the Least Common Multiple of 48982 and 48999?

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 48982 and 48999 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48982 and 48999, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48982,48999) = 1
LCM(48982,48999) = ( 48982 × 48999) / 1
LCM(48982,48999) = 2400069018 / 1
LCM(48982,48999) = 2400069018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48982 and 48999 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48982 and 48999. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48982 and 48999.

Prime Factorization of 48982

Prime Factorization of 48999

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48982 and 48999.

LCM(48982,48999) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1289¹ × 3¹ × 16333¹
LCM(48982,48999) = 2400069018