What is the Least Common Multiple of 48118 and 48131?

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 48118 and 48131 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48118 and 48131, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48118,48131) = 1
LCM(48118,48131) = ( 48118 × 48131) / 1
LCM(48118,48131) = 2315967458 / 1
LCM(48118,48131) = 2315967458

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48118 and 48131 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48118 and 48131. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48118 and 48131.

Prime Factorization of 48118

Prime Factorization of 48131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48118 and 48131.

LCM(48118,48131) = 2¹ × 7² × 491¹ × 48131¹
LCM(48118,48131) = 2315967458