What is the Least Common Multiple of 48054 and 48058?

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 48054 and 48058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48054 and 48058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48054,48058) = 2
LCM(48054,48058) = ( 48054 × 48058) / 2
LCM(48054,48058) = 2309379132 / 2
LCM(48054,48058) = 1154689566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48054 and 48058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48054 and 48058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48054 and 48058.

Prime Factorization of 48054

Prime Factorization of 48058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48054 and 48058.

LCM(48054,48058) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 8009¹ × 24029¹
LCM(48054,48058) = 1154689566