What is the Least Common Multiple of 48212 and 48218?

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 48212 and 48218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48212 and 48218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48212,48218) = 2
LCM(48212,48218) = ( 48212 × 48218) / 2
LCM(48212,48218) = 2324686216 / 2
LCM(48212,48218) = 1162343108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48212 and 48218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48212 and 48218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48212 and 48218.

Prime Factorization of 48212

Prime Factorization of 48218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48212 and 48218.

LCM(48212,48218) = 2² × 17¹ × 709¹ × 24109¹
LCM(48212,48218) = 1162343108