What is the Least Common Multiple of 48306 and 48318?

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 48306 and 48318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48306 and 48318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48306,48318) = 6
LCM(48306,48318) = ( 48306 × 48318) / 6
LCM(48306,48318) = 2334049308 / 6
LCM(48306,48318) = 389008218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48306 and 48318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48306 and 48318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48306 and 48318.

Prime Factorization of 48306

Prime Factorization of 48318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48306 and 48318.

LCM(48306,48318) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 83¹ × 97¹ × 8053¹
LCM(48306,48318) = 389008218