What is the Least Common Multiple of 48831 and 48848?

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 48831 and 48848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48831 and 48848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48831,48848) = 1
LCM(48831,48848) = ( 48831 × 48848) / 1
LCM(48831,48848) = 2385296688 / 1
LCM(48831,48848) = 2385296688

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48831 and 48848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48831 and 48848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48831 and 48848.

Prime Factorization of 48831

Prime Factorization of 48848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48831 and 48848.

LCM(48831,48848) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 397¹ × 2⁴ × 43¹ × 71¹
LCM(48831,48848) = 2385296688