What is the Least Common Multiple of 48304 and 48310?

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 48304 and 48310 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48304 and 48310, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48304,48310) = 2
LCM(48304,48310) = ( 48304 × 48310) / 2
LCM(48304,48310) = 2333566240 / 2
LCM(48304,48310) = 1166783120

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48304 and 48310 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48304 and 48310. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48304 and 48310.

Prime Factorization of 48304

Prime Factorization of 48310

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48304 and 48310.

LCM(48304,48310) = 2⁴ × 3019¹ × 5¹ × 4831¹
LCM(48304,48310) = 1166783120