What is the Least Common Multiple of 48452 and 48456?

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 48452 and 48456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48452 and 48456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48452,48456) = 4
LCM(48452,48456) = ( 48452 × 48456) / 4
LCM(48452,48456) = 2347790112 / 4
LCM(48452,48456) = 586947528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48452 and 48456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48452 and 48456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48452 and 48456.

Prime Factorization of 48452

Prime Factorization of 48456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48452 and 48456.

LCM(48452,48456) = 2³ × 12113¹ × 3² × 673¹
LCM(48452,48456) = 586947528