What is the Least Common Multiple of 48442 and 48446?

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 48442 and 48446 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48442 and 48446, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48442,48446) = 2
LCM(48442,48446) = ( 48442 × 48446) / 2
LCM(48442,48446) = 2346821132 / 2
LCM(48442,48446) = 1173410566

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48442 and 48446 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48442 and 48446. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48442 and 48446.

Prime Factorization of 48442

Prime Factorization of 48446

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48442 and 48446.

LCM(48442,48446) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 457¹ × 24223¹
LCM(48442,48446) = 1173410566