What is the Least Common Multiple of 48284 and 48290?

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 48284 and 48290 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48284 and 48290, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48284,48290) = 2
LCM(48284,48290) = ( 48284 × 48290) / 2
LCM(48284,48290) = 2331634360 / 2
LCM(48284,48290) = 1165817180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48284 and 48290 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48284 and 48290. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48284 and 48290.

Prime Factorization of 48284

Prime Factorization of 48290

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48284 and 48290.

LCM(48284,48290) = 2² × 12071¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 439¹
LCM(48284,48290) = 1165817180