What is the Least Common Multiple of 48462 and 48478?

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 48462 and 48478 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48462 and 48478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48462,48478) = 2
LCM(48462,48478) = ( 48462 × 48478) / 2
LCM(48462,48478) = 2349340836 / 2
LCM(48462,48478) = 1174670418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48462 and 48478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48462 and 48478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48462 and 48478.

Prime Factorization of 48462

Prime Factorization of 48478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48462 and 48478.

LCM(48462,48478) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 41¹ × 197¹ × 24239¹
LCM(48462,48478) = 1174670418