What is the Least Common Multiple of 48438 and 48452?

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 48438 and 48452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48438 and 48452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48438,48452) = 2
LCM(48438,48452) = ( 48438 × 48452) / 2
LCM(48438,48452) = 2346917976 / 2
LCM(48438,48452) = 1173458988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48438 and 48452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48438 and 48452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48438 and 48452.

Prime Factorization of 48438

Prime Factorization of 48452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48438 and 48452.

LCM(48438,48452) = 2² × 3⁴ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 12113¹
LCM(48438,48452) = 1173458988