What is the Least Common Multiple of 48342 and 48346?

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 48342 and 48346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48342 and 48346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48342,48346) = 2
LCM(48342,48346) = ( 48342 × 48346) / 2
LCM(48342,48346) = 2337142332 / 2
LCM(48342,48346) = 1168571166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48342 and 48346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48342 and 48346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48342 and 48346.

Prime Factorization of 48342

Prime Factorization of 48346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48342 and 48346.

LCM(48342,48346) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1151¹ × 23¹ × 1051¹
LCM(48342,48346) = 1168571166