What is the Least Common Multiple of 48134 and 48140?

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 48134 and 48140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48134 and 48140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48134,48140) = 2
LCM(48134,48140) = ( 48134 × 48140) / 2
LCM(48134,48140) = 2317170760 / 2
LCM(48134,48140) = 1158585380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48134 and 48140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48134 and 48140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48134 and 48140.

Prime Factorization of 48134

Prime Factorization of 48140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48134 and 48140.

LCM(48134,48140) = 2² × 41¹ × 587¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 83¹
LCM(48134,48140) = 1158585380