What is the Least Common Multiple of 48248 and 48268?

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 48248 and 48268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48248 and 48268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48248,48268) = 4
LCM(48248,48268) = ( 48248 × 48268) / 4
LCM(48248,48268) = 2328834464 / 4
LCM(48248,48268) = 582208616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48248 and 48268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48248 and 48268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48248 and 48268.

Prime Factorization of 48248

Prime Factorization of 48268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48248 and 48268.

LCM(48248,48268) = 2³ × 37¹ × 163¹ × 11¹ × 1097¹
LCM(48248,48268) = 582208616