What is the Least Common Multiple of 48246 and 48252?

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 48246 and 48252 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48246 and 48252, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48246,48252) = 6
LCM(48246,48252) = ( 48246 × 48252) / 6
LCM(48246,48252) = 2327965992 / 6
LCM(48246,48252) = 387994332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48246 and 48252 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48246 and 48252. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48246 and 48252.

Prime Factorization of 48246

Prime Factorization of 48252

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48246 and 48252.

LCM(48246,48252) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 4021¹
LCM(48246,48252) = 387994332