What is the Least Common Multiple of 48278 and 48286?

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 48278 and 48286 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48278 and 48286, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48278,48286) = 2
LCM(48278,48286) = ( 48278 × 48286) / 2
LCM(48278,48286) = 2331151508 / 2
LCM(48278,48286) = 1165575754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48278 and 48286 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48278 and 48286. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48278 and 48286.

Prime Factorization of 48278

Prime Factorization of 48286

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48278 and 48286.

LCM(48278,48286) = 2¹ × 101¹ × 239¹ × 7¹ × 3449¹
LCM(48278,48286) = 1165575754