What is the Least Common Multiple of 48388 and 48406?

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 48388 and 48406 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48388 and 48406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48388,48406) = 2
LCM(48388,48406) = ( 48388 × 48406) / 2
LCM(48388,48406) = 2342269528 / 2
LCM(48388,48406) = 1171134764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48388 and 48406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48388 and 48406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48388 and 48406.

Prime Factorization of 48388

Prime Factorization of 48406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48388 and 48406.

LCM(48388,48406) = 2² × 12097¹ × 24203¹
LCM(48388,48406) = 1171134764