What is the Least Common Multiple of 48988 and 49001?

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 48988 and 49001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48988 and 49001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48988,49001) = 1
LCM(48988,49001) = ( 48988 × 49001) / 1
LCM(48988,49001) = 2400460988 / 1
LCM(48988,49001) = 2400460988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48988 and 49001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48988 and 49001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48988 and 49001.

Prime Factorization of 48988

Prime Factorization of 49001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48988 and 49001.

LCM(48988,49001) = 2² × 37¹ × 331¹ × 19¹ × 2579¹
LCM(48988,49001) = 2400460988