What is the Least Common Multiple of 48082 and 48088?

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 48082 and 48088 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48082 and 48088, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48082,48088) = 2
LCM(48082,48088) = ( 48082 × 48088) / 2
LCM(48082,48088) = 2312167216 / 2
LCM(48082,48088) = 1156083608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48082 and 48088 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48082 and 48088. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48082 and 48088.

Prime Factorization of 48082

Prime Factorization of 48088

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48082 and 48088.

LCM(48082,48088) = 2³ × 29¹ × 829¹ × 6011¹
LCM(48082,48088) = 1156083608