What is the Least Common Multiple of 48368 and 48374?

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 48368 and 48374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48368 and 48374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48368,48374) = 2
LCM(48368,48374) = ( 48368 × 48374) / 2
LCM(48368,48374) = 2339753632 / 2
LCM(48368,48374) = 1169876816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48368 and 48374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48368 and 48374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48368 and 48374.

Prime Factorization of 48368

Prime Factorization of 48374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48368 and 48374.

LCM(48368,48374) = 2⁴ × 3023¹ × 19² × 67¹
LCM(48368,48374) = 1169876816