What is the Least Common Multiple of 48042 and 48046?

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 48042 and 48046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48042 and 48046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48042,48046) = 2
LCM(48042,48046) = ( 48042 × 48046) / 2
LCM(48042,48046) = 2308225932 / 2
LCM(48042,48046) = 1154112966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48042 and 48046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48042 and 48046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48042 and 48046.

Prime Factorization of 48042

Prime Factorization of 48046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48042 and 48046.

LCM(48042,48046) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 157¹ × 24023¹
LCM(48042,48046) = 1154112966