What is the Least Common Multiple of 48426 and 48444?

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 48426 and 48444 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48426 and 48444, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48426,48444) = 6
LCM(48426,48444) = ( 48426 × 48444) / 6
LCM(48426,48444) = 2345949144 / 6
LCM(48426,48444) = 390991524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48426 and 48444 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48426 and 48444. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48426 and 48444.

Prime Factorization of 48426

Prime Factorization of 48444

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48426 and 48444.

LCM(48426,48444) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1153¹ × 11¹ × 367¹
LCM(48426,48444) = 390991524