What is the Least Common Multiple of 48088 and 48108?

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 48108 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 48108, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48088,48108) = 4
LCM(48088,48108) = ( 48088 × 48108) / 4
LCM(48088,48108) = 2313417504 / 4
LCM(48088,48108) = 578354376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48088 and 48108 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48088 and 48108. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48088 and 48108.

Prime Factorization of 48088

Prime Factorization of 48108

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48088 and 48108.

LCM(48088,48108) = 2³ × 6011¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 211¹
LCM(48088,48108) = 578354376