What is the Least Common Multiple of 48264 and 48280?

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 48264 and 48280 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48264 and 48280, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48264,48280) = 8
LCM(48264,48280) = ( 48264 × 48280) / 8
LCM(48264,48280) = 2330185920 / 8
LCM(48264,48280) = 291273240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48264 and 48280 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48264 and 48280. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48264 and 48280.

Prime Factorization of 48264

Prime Factorization of 48280

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48264 and 48280.

LCM(48264,48280) = 2³ × 3¹ × 2011¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 71¹
LCM(48264,48280) = 291273240