What is the Least Common Multiple of 48349 and 48362?

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 48349 and 48362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48349 and 48362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48349,48362) = 1
LCM(48349,48362) = ( 48349 × 48362) / 1
LCM(48349,48362) = 2338254338 / 1
LCM(48349,48362) = 2338254338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48349 and 48362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48349 and 48362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48349 and 48362.

Prime Factorization of 48349

Prime Factorization of 48362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48349 and 48362.

LCM(48349,48362) = 7¹ × 6907¹ × 2¹ × 24181¹
LCM(48349,48362) = 2338254338