What is the Least Common Multiple of 48244 and 48263?

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 48244 and 48263 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48244 and 48263, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48244,48263) = 1
LCM(48244,48263) = ( 48244 × 48263) / 1
LCM(48244,48263) = 2328400172 / 1
LCM(48244,48263) = 2328400172

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48244 and 48263 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48244 and 48263. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48244 and 48263.

Prime Factorization of 48244

Prime Factorization of 48263

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48244 and 48263.

LCM(48244,48263) = 2² × 7¹ × 1723¹ × 17² × 167¹
LCM(48244,48263) = 2328400172