What is the Least Common Multiple of 48236 and 48243?

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 48236 and 48243 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48236 and 48243, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48236,48243) = 1
LCM(48236,48243) = ( 48236 × 48243) / 1
LCM(48236,48243) = 2327049348 / 1
LCM(48236,48243) = 2327049348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48236 and 48243 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48236 and 48243. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48236 and 48243.

Prime Factorization of 48236

Prime Factorization of 48243

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48236 and 48243.

LCM(48236,48243) = 2² × 31¹ × 389¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 1237¹
LCM(48236,48243) = 2327049348