What is the Least Common Multiple of 48026 and 48032?

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 48026 and 48032 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48026 and 48032, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48026,48032) = 2
LCM(48026,48032) = ( 48026 × 48032) / 2
LCM(48026,48032) = 2306784832 / 2
LCM(48026,48032) = 1153392416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48026 and 48032 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48026 and 48032. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48026 and 48032.

Prime Factorization of 48026

Prime Factorization of 48032

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48026 and 48032.

LCM(48026,48032) = 2⁵ × 11¹ × 37¹ × 59¹ × 19¹ × 79¹
LCM(48026,48032) = 1153392416