What is the Least Common Multiple of 48118 and 48134?

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 48134 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 48134, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48118,48134) = 2
LCM(48118,48134) = ( 48118 × 48134) / 2
LCM(48118,48134) = 2316111812 / 2
LCM(48118,48134) = 1158055906

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48118 and 48134 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48118 and 48134. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48118 and 48134.

Prime Factorization of 48118

Prime Factorization of 48134

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48118 and 48134.

LCM(48118,48134) = 2¹ × 7² × 491¹ × 41¹ × 587¹
LCM(48118,48134) = 1158055906