What is the Least Common Multiple of 48390 and 48394?

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 48390 and 48394 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48390 and 48394, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48390,48394) = 2
LCM(48390,48394) = ( 48390 × 48394) / 2
LCM(48390,48394) = 2341785660 / 2
LCM(48390,48394) = 1170892830

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48390 and 48394 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48390 and 48394. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48390 and 48394.

Prime Factorization of 48390

Prime Factorization of 48394

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48390 and 48394.

LCM(48390,48394) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1613¹ × 24197¹
LCM(48390,48394) = 1170892830