What is the Least Common Multiple of 48526 and 48532?

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 48526 and 48532 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48526 and 48532, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48526,48532) = 2
LCM(48526,48532) = ( 48526 × 48532) / 2
LCM(48526,48532) = 2355063832 / 2
LCM(48526,48532) = 1177531916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48526 and 48532 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48526 and 48532. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48526 and 48532.

Prime Factorization of 48526

Prime Factorization of 48532

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48526 and 48532.

LCM(48526,48532) = 2² × 19¹ × 1277¹ × 11¹ × 1103¹
LCM(48526,48532) = 1177531916