What is the Least Common Multiple of 48088 and 48104?

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 48088 and 48104 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48088 and 48104, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48088,48104) = 8
LCM(48088,48104) = ( 48088 × 48104) / 8
LCM(48088,48104) = 2313225152 / 8
LCM(48088,48104) = 289153144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48088 and 48104 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48088 and 48104. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48088 and 48104.

Prime Factorization of 48088

Prime Factorization of 48104

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48088 and 48104.

LCM(48088,48104) = 2³ × 6011¹ × 7¹ × 859¹
LCM(48088,48104) = 289153144