What is the Least Common Multiple of 48821 and 48839?

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 48821 and 48839 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48821 and 48839, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48821,48839) = 1
LCM(48821,48839) = ( 48821 × 48839) / 1
LCM(48821,48839) = 2384368819 / 1
LCM(48821,48839) = 2384368819

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48821 and 48839 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48821 and 48839. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48821 and 48839.

Prime Factorization of 48821

Prime Factorization of 48839

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48821 and 48839.

LCM(48821,48839) = 48821¹ × 7¹ × 6977¹
LCM(48821,48839) = 2384368819