What is the Least Common Multiple of 48812 and 48831?

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 48812 and 48831 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48812 and 48831, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48812,48831) = 1
LCM(48812,48831) = ( 48812 × 48831) / 1
LCM(48812,48831) = 2383538772 / 1
LCM(48812,48831) = 2383538772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48812 and 48831 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48812 and 48831. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48812 and 48831.

Prime Factorization of 48812

Prime Factorization of 48831

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48812 and 48831.

LCM(48812,48831) = 2² × 12203¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 397¹
LCM(48812,48831) = 2383538772