What is the Least Common Multiple of 48110 and 48118?

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 48110 and 48118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48110 and 48118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48110,48118) = 2
LCM(48110,48118) = ( 48110 × 48118) / 2
LCM(48110,48118) = 2314956980 / 2
LCM(48110,48118) = 1157478490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48110 and 48118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48110 and 48118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48110 and 48118.

Prime Factorization of 48110

Prime Factorization of 48118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48110 and 48118.

LCM(48110,48118) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 283¹ × 7² × 491¹
LCM(48110,48118) = 1157478490