What is the Least Common Multiple of 48266 and 48284?

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 48266 and 48284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48266 and 48284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48266,48284) = 2
LCM(48266,48284) = ( 48266 × 48284) / 2
LCM(48266,48284) = 2330475544 / 2
LCM(48266,48284) = 1165237772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48266 and 48284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48266 and 48284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48266 and 48284.

Prime Factorization of 48266

Prime Factorization of 48284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48266 and 48284.

LCM(48266,48284) = 2² × 24133¹ × 12071¹
LCM(48266,48284) = 1165237772