What is the Least Common Multiple of 48433 and 48442?

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 48433 and 48442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48433 and 48442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48433,48442) = 1
LCM(48433,48442) = ( 48433 × 48442) / 1
LCM(48433,48442) = 2346191386 / 1
LCM(48433,48442) = 2346191386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48433 and 48442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48433 and 48442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48433 and 48442.

Prime Factorization of 48433

Prime Factorization of 48442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48433 and 48442.

LCM(48433,48442) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 2¹ × 53¹ × 457¹
LCM(48433,48442) = 2346191386