What is the Least Common Multiple of 48013 and 48022?

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 48013 and 48022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48013 and 48022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48013,48022) = 1
LCM(48013,48022) = ( 48013 × 48022) / 1
LCM(48013,48022) = 2305680286 / 1
LCM(48013,48022) = 2305680286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48013 and 48022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48013 and 48022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48013 and 48022.

Prime Factorization of 48013

Prime Factorization of 48022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48013 and 48022.

LCM(48013,48022) = 7¹ × 19³ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 1847¹
LCM(48013,48022) = 2305680286