What is the Least Common Multiple of 48344 and 48350?

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 48344 and 48350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48344 and 48350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48344,48350) = 2
LCM(48344,48350) = ( 48344 × 48350) / 2
LCM(48344,48350) = 2337432400 / 2
LCM(48344,48350) = 1168716200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48344 and 48350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48344 and 48350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48344 and 48350.

Prime Factorization of 48344

Prime Factorization of 48350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48344 and 48350.

LCM(48344,48350) = 2³ × 6043¹ × 5² × 967¹
LCM(48344,48350) = 1168716200